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U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup
You Deserve a
Government that Actually Listens
WASHINGTON, DC – Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, Rep. Brad
Wenstrup (R-OH) highlights the House’s vote to approve the Keystone XL
pipeline and other steps Republicans are taking to help get people back
to work and hold the Obama administration accountable.
Key quote: “You deserve a government that doesn’t just ‘hear you,’ but
actually listens to you and puts your priorities first – that focuses
on securing more jobs and a better future for our children. This
is what you can expect from the new Republican majority.”
Remarks of Representative Brad Wenstrup of Ohio
Weekly Republican Address
Washington, DC
November 15, 2014
Good morning, I’m Dr. Brad Wenstrup, and I have the honor of
representing Ohio’s Second Congressional District.
In the days since the election, Republicans have begun to make good on
our vow to honor your trust by focusing first on jobs and the economy.
On Friday, the House voted to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which
will help lower energy costs and get people back to work. We ask
President Obama and Senate Democrats to finally give this project the
green light that the American people have been waiting for.
We’ll also work to pass the Hire More Heroes Act, which will encourage
businesses large and small to hire America’s veterans - the very
Americans to which we owe our security and freedom.
We’ll take on ObamaCare... and we’ll propose that Congress – not the
bureaucrats – has the final say on all new major regulations.
This is just a start on getting some important things done in the
months ahead.
Now, after the election, the president may have said “I hear you,” but
by the looks of things, it’s just the opposite.
On Monday, he proposed a new set of rules to regulate – of all things –
the Internet, one of the few places innovation has thrived, even in a
struggling economy.
Then he agreed with the Chinese government on rules that continue his
misguided crusade against affordable, reliable energy. In this
economy, we need relief from the EPA’s grip, not more heavy-handed
mandates that take away American jobs and squeeze middle-class
families.
The president also continues to raise the possibility of taking
unilateral action on executive amnesty. We've warned him that
such action would make it that much harder to pass immigration reform
and find common ground.
Sadly, there’s even more.
We’ve now come to learn that one of ObamaCare’s architects said the law
passed because Americans were “too stupid to know” what was happening.
This is the same arrogance we’ve seen time and time again from this
administration and its allies. This is insulting to all of us.
They say one thing and do another. They spend money we don’t have
- with little to show for it but more debt and broken promises.
And they stay off course - even when hardworking people are stuck
earning less and paying more for just about everything.
Americans deserve far better.
You deserve a government that doesn’t just “hear you,” but actually
listens to you and puts your priorities first – that focuses on
securing more jobs and a better future for our children.
That’s what you can expect from the new Republican majority.
Thank you for listening, and God bless the United States of America.
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