people back in charge."
Texas Insider Report: WASHINTON D.C In the final days of the 2008 campaign Barack Obama promised to change this country & change the world. I dont know about the world but here at home Americans havent experienced the change President Obama promised" said House Republican Leaders John Boehner this weekend. Watch the video here.
These problems didnt start under President Obama. But instead of fixing them his policies have made them worse" Boehner said.
With Americans demanding a new way forward in Washington House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) on Saturday outlined solutions for ending economic uncertainty stopping governments spending binge and changing the way Congress does business.
In the address Boehner notes this is a new approach that hasnt been tried in Washington by either party and it is at the core of the Pledge to America a governing agenda Republicans built by listening to the people.
Following the video below is a transcript of Boehners remarks.
Hello. Im John Boehner.
Before I served in Congress I ran a small business here in Ohio and I saw first-hand how politicians in Washington can make it harder for small employers to meet a payroll and create jobs.
In the final days of the 2008 campaign Barack Obama promised to change this country and change the world.
Well I dont know about the world but here at home Americans havent experienced the change President Obama promised. One in ten of our fellow citizens is out of work. Our national debt has grown by $3 trillion. Trust in government has fallen to an all-time low.
These problems didnt start under President Obama. But instead of fixing them his policies have made them worse. A stimulus spending spree that created jobs in China and El Salvador while millions of Americans lost their jobs here. A job-killing national energy tax. A government takeover of health care.
All these things have combined to create massive uncertainty for small businesses the engine of job creation in America while our children face a future clouded by debt.
Americans are demanding a new way forward in Washington an approach that neither party has tried.
It starts with cutting spending instead of increasing it; making government smaller and more accountable; and helping small businesses get back to creating jobs again.
Thats what Republicans are offering with our Pledge to America a governing agenda built by listening to the people.
A generation of fiscal recklessness in Washington has pushed us to the brink. Just to stay afloat were now borrowing 41 cents of every dollars we spend from our kids and grandkids.
This spending spree threatens our childrens future. Its also hurting our economy. Americans know it has to stop and our Pledge to America puts forth a plan to do just that. Were ready to cut spending to pre-stimulus pre-bailout levels saving taxpayers $100 billion almost immediately. And were ready to put in place strict budget caps that limit spending from here on out to ensure that Washington is no longer on this spending binge.
We need to stop the coming tax hike. We cant balance the budget without cutting spending and achieving real economic growth and we wont have real economic growth if we raise taxes on small businesses and families.
Theres a third thing we need to do to help our economy and thats change Congress itself. The American people are in charge of this country and they deserve a Congress that acts like it. Americans should have three days to read all bills before Congress votes on them something they didnt get when the stimulus was rushed into law. We should put an end to so-called comprehensive bills that make it easy to hide wasteful spending projects and job-killing policies. Bills should be written by legislators in committee in plain public view not written in the Speakers office behind closed doors.
Across our nation Americans are looking at President Obamas policies and asking where are the jobs? To help our economy get back on track we have to stop all of the coming tax hikes and cut spending and to cut spending we need to change Congress itself.
This is a new way forward that hasnt been tried in Washington yet. Its a break from the direction in which President Obama has taken our country. And frankly its also a break from the direction in which Republicans were headed when Americans last entrusted us with the reins of government. The American people are in charge and they deserve nothing less.
Together we can do these things. And in doing so we can begin the drive for a smaller less costly and more accountable government that honors our Constitution and respects the will of the people.
These ideas are at the core of our Pledge to America.
Weve tried it President Obamas way. Weve tried it Washingtons way. It hasnt worked. Its time to put the people back in charge.
Thank you for your time and may God bless the United States of America."
