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Congressman John Boehner...
State of the
Union & Republican Address to the Nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the
following statement tonight in response to the president’s State of the
Union address and the Republican Address to the Nation:
“Job creation is the driving issue for working families, but President
Obama largely ignored the fact that his own failed policies are making
our economy worse. Unable to run on his record, the president has
regrettably turned to blame and division when what’s needed is a united
effort to promote small business job creation.
“As someone who’s run a small business, I heard little tonight in the
way of new ideas or a plan to remove government barriers that are
hurting private-sector job creation, only more of the same.
Republicans have a Plan for America’s Job Creators – an alternative to
the president’s failed policies – and it’s time for Senate Democrats to
allow a vote on our bipartisan jobs bills. Republicans will also
continue pushing for the Keystone project, which the president did not
mention tonight despite his recent decision to destroy 20,000 American
jobs.
“It’s always an honor to welcome the President of the United States for
the State of the Union. I only wish, with so many still asking
‘where are the jobs?,’ that the president had honored the people’s
desire for results and accountability. In stark contrast,
Governor Mitch Daniels told it like it is, and made clear the
challenges we face require honesty, leadership, and solutions that get
government out of the way so our economy can get back to creating jobs.”
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