Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C.
This (jobs) proposal would make the already arduous challenge of finding bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction nearly impossible removing our options for deficit reduction for a plan that wont reduce the deficit by one penny.
Its not the role of this (super) committee to spend more money
we dont have on jobs we dont get.
Super Committee Co-Chair Cong. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
The supercommittee is charged with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit cuts on top of approximately $900 billion in savings wrung from Cabinet agencies operating budgets over the same period.
Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert the day after the Presidents American Jobs Act speech said
I was right in the presidents line of sight through his left teleprompter and I have to say ... we have one of the most talented readers we have ever had in the White House.