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Spending Cuts, Not Tax Hikes, Are Key to Easing Debt Crisis

January 30, 2013

‘Now, I know that solving the debt challenge won’t be easy. Putting our country on a sustainable fiscal and economic path is going to require both parties committing to serious spending reforms. But this is a challenge we must overcome. By doing the hard work today, we can avoid a European-style catastrophe tomorrow. By reforming the functions of government that no longer make sense in 2013, we can do more than just control spending – we can encourage private-sector growth and job creation and finally get the economy back on its feet. And by ridding ourselves of this massive burden of debt, we can remove one of the greatest obstacles to recovery.’

Debt Debate Provides Opportunity to Boost Economic Growth, Reform Government

January 29, 2013

‘This isn’t a conversation about austerity; it’s a conversation about growth and opportunity. That doesn’t mean we’re all going to agree on the path forward. Americans expect a serious policy debate. They expect both parties to offer competing plans to preserve and protect long-term entitlement programs, and they expect both sides to propose different plans to get our fiscal house in order and our country back to economic health.’

McConnell Statement on Immigration Framework

January 28, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement today regarding the immigration reform framework announced by a bipartisan group of senators:

“Reforming our broken immigration system and securing our nation’s borders are crucial objectives that our nation needs to address and I appreciate the hard work that has gone into the framework announced today. When the President addresses this issue Tuesday, I hope he will take a bipartisan approach rather than delivering another divisive partisan speech.

“In order for any reform to be successful, congressional committees will have to review and write legislation through regular order, and all members must have an opportunity to debate and amend any legislation that comes to the floor. This effort is too important to be written in a back room and sent to the floor with a take-it-or-leave it approach. It needs to be done on a bipartisan basis and include ideas from both sides of the aisle.”

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