In a newly released video, the House Republican Conference shows how President Obama has failed to live up to his oft-repeated promise to address the nation’s skyrocketing debt and deficits.
Tag: Economy
"Today’s news is another sad reminder of President Obama’s broken promise to cut the deficit in half."
The Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators targets excessive, burdensome federal regulations that hurt small businesses, hold back economic growth, and hamper private-sector job creation. Here’s a look at what the Republican-led House has done to roll back the red tape on American job creators:
According to the just-released report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the nation would plunge into a “deep recession” if it goes over the fiscal cliff on January 1 – a scenario Democrats have welcomed in their push for higher taxes on small businesses:
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on the report released today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasting a “deep recession” if the Democrats’ plan to drive the nation off the fiscal cliff goes into effect in January:
As part of both the Plan for America’s Job Creators and the Pledge to America, House Republicans have been working to stop Washington from spending money we don’t have in order to boost economic confidence and make it easier for the private sector to create jobs. Here’s more:
“[M]ost Americans say they aren't better off than they were when” President Obama took office, reports USA Today. “Among those who say they aren't better off than they were four years ago, six in 10 blame Obama.” And the president’s small business tax hike would make things even worse.
“Unemployment has never been this high for this long after a recession,” says Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) in the Weekly Republican Address. And yet, “the president and his party think now is a good time to raise taxes on small businesses” and destroy more than 700,000 American jobs.
Answering only “ridiculous questions,” pursuing higher taxes, and protecting unpopular laws like ObamaCare (that hurt Medicare and make it harder for small businesses to hire) shows Democrats aren’t serious about jobs or our economy. Republicans, meanwhile, are on offense and offering real solutions...
The American people have given President Obama “poor marks” in a new Gallup survey on “three big economic issues: the federal budget deficit, creating jobs, and the economy generally.” Raising taxes on small businesses and destroying more than 700,000 jobs won’t help.