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Keeping the Government Running While
Cutting Spending
U.S. Representative John Boehner
Last week House Republicans passed a bill to keep the government
running for the remainder of the fiscal year that includes the largest
discretionary spending cuts in modern history -- keeping our Pledge to
America. Our goal is to create a better environment for
private-sector job creation by cutting spending and reducing the size
of government, not shutting it down.
This week, I’ll continue to urge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
(D-NV) to allow this bill an up-or-down vote in the Senate. Due
to Washington Democrats’ historic failure to propose their own budget
last year, a short term funding bill must be signed into law by March
4th to keep the government running for the next seven months.
Thus far, Senate Democratic leaders are insisting on a status quo that
has left us with a mountain of debt and a stalled economy with
unemployment near 10 percent. That is not a credible
position.
The American people are demanding that Congress put an end to
Washington’s job-crushing spending binge. Senator Reid and the
Democrats who control Washington should stop creating more uncertainty
by spreading fears of a government shutdown and start telling the
American people what – if anything – they are willing to cut.
Sincerely,
John Boehner
It’s Time for the
President to Lead an Adult Conversation on Our Job-Crushing Debt
This past November, Americans spoke loudly and they spoke clearly in
rejecting the notion that government can tax and spend its way to
prosperity. Heeding that call, reform-minded lawmakers
across the country are daring to speak the truth about the fiscal
challenges we face at all levels of government. I’m disappointed
that instead of providing similar leadership from the White House, the
president has chosen to attack leaders such as Wisconsin’s Gov. Scott
Walker... Read More
Open Door Program
The “Open Door” program gives Eighth District residents the opportunity
to meet face-to-face with a member of my congressional staff to ask
questions, discuss problems, and offer opinions about issues related to
the federal government.
Staff will be located at the following locations NEXT TUESDAY, March 1,
2011:
9 AM - Union City Village Offices (419 East Elm Street)
10:30 AM - Darke County Administrative Building (520 South Broadway)
12 PM - Bradford Municipal Building (115 North Miami Avenue)
1 PM - Covington Village Hall (1 South High Street)
2 PM - Piqua Municipal Building (201 West Water Street)
3:30 PM - Fletcher Village Council House (120 West Main Street)
4:30 PM - Casstown Village Hall (205 North Main Street)
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