In this week's address, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) discusses the House's repeated action to avert the fiscal cliff. House Republicans have continually offered serious solutions to avoiding the automatic tax hikes on all Americans and small businesses set to take place January 1. It's now up to the Senate Democrats and the president to work with us. Watch the address below: 

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, December 22. Here's a behind-the-scenes look of Speaker Boehner delivering the address, in which he's expected to discuss the House's recent action to cut wasteful spending and avert the fiscal cliff. It's now up to the Senate Democrats and the president to put forth a serious solution and work with the House to avoid tax hikes on every American that will take place January 1, 2013. You can watch the address here tomorrow.

President Obama calls for a balanced approach to averting the fiscal cliff. Once again, his actions do not match his rhetoric. See the chart below for the balance of his latest proposal:

We believe that in order to avert the coming fiscal cliff, a balanced approach is necessary. The president, however, does not seem to agree. Even though the negotiations with the White House continue, Republicans are ready to ensure that taxes will not go up on any Americans making one million dollars a year or less. 

Speaker Boehner distributed a chart today courtesy of Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan clearly showing that even if the president gets all the tax increases he wants, they barely scratch the surface in covering the massive projected spending. Spending is the problem--it's math. The president must outline serious spending cuts and work with House Republicans to establish a balanced approach to averting the fiscal cliff.

Republicans have put forth a balanced approach for dealing with the upcoming fiscal cliff. If the president does not agree with our plan, he has the obligation to instead show the spending cuts that he prefers. Republicans are seriously trying to avert this crisis; the president does not appear to be. 

The president has repeatedly called for a 'balanced approach' in developing a plan to avert the fiscal cliff. Unfortunately, his rhetroic has only included raising taxes on America's small businesses and he refuses to address any serious spending cuts. Our debt is more than 16 trillion dollars--the size of our entire economy. The only way to get our fiscal house in order is through entitlement reform and cutting the reckless spending in Washington. Take a moment to watch why we're in this fight, and catch video of Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Jeb Hensarling on our plan to avert the fiscal cliff: 

House Republicans have proposed a plan to avert the coming fiscal cliff. If the president does not agree with that proposal, he has an obligation to submit a plan of his own that can pass both houses of Congress. House Republicans are willing and ready to work with the president to avoid this crisis. Watch this week's press conference below: 

@GOPWhip: I hear POTUS is heading to PA today. I wanted to make sure he heard this #SmallBiz owner's opinion on #TaxHikes - http://t.co/c58Y7Vxo 

House Republicans are committed to working with the President and Senate Democrats to avoid the fiscal cliff. They are open to raising revenue through meaningful tax reform that lowers rates for all, as long as it is accompanied by significant spending cuts and entitlement reform that secures those programs for future generations. 

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) thanks our military and their families for their dedicated service and sacrifice, and asks us to keep the victims of Hurricane Sandy in our thoughts and prayers this holiday season.

The 'fiscal cliff' looms closer--triggering the largest tax increase in our nation's history. Republicans are ready to work with the President and Democrats for a balanced approach of instilling tax reform and significant spending cuts to prevent it from taking effect, and help grow our economy. Tax increases will only hurt small businesses and prevent them from hiring--devastating impacts on our economic recovery. 

Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, November 22nd, Thanksgiving Day. Here's a sneak peek at Rep. McMorris Rodgers delivering the address, highlighting House Republicans' work to prevent the largest tax increase in our nation's history, and giving thanks to all those serving our country away from their families this Thanksgiving. You can watch the address here tomorrow.

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) delivers this week's address, discussing the need for bipartisan action on averting the fiscal cliff that's set to take place at the beginning of next year. The Senate's plan to partly go off the fiscal cliff through tax hikes would kill more than 700,000 jobs, according to independent accounting firm Ernst & Young. Devastating tax hikes on small business owners is not the answer.

Speaker Boehner also thanks our nation's veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices as we celebrate Veterans Day on Sunday, November 11. 

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, November 10. Here's a behind the scenes shot of Speaker Boehner delivering the address, in which he's expected to discuss bipartisan solutions to averting the fiscal cliff and growing our economy through job creation. You can watch the address here tomorrow.

President Barack Obama has a spending problem. He's run decifits of more than a trillion dollars every year he's been in office, even when he pledged to cut deficits in half by the end of his first term. He has pushed our nation past 16 trillion dollars in debt -- a depressing milestone.

Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a video today detailing lavish spending on White House state dinners. An event for Mexico's president ran a tab of almost 1 million dollars. Watch: 

To put things in perspective, the House Republican Study Committee released a video this week showing how much debt a family would incur if they spent as irresponsibly and unsustainably as the federal goverment does today: 

“I’ve said many times that I believe the single, biggest threat to our national security is our debt, so I also believe we have every responsibility to help eliminate that threat.”

-Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

It's time you start taking our national debt seriously, Mr. President.