HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

Washington, Feb 6, 2009 - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) this evening released the following statement on the trillion-dollar spending bill agreed to by Senate Democrats:

“Our nation is in recession, and responsible action is needed to help preserve and protect American jobs.  Ironically the emerging Senate ‘deal’ appears to be only slightly smaller than the original Senate package, while still costing more than the House bill.  But ultimately this bill should be judged on whether it works, and 90 percent of a bad idea is still a bad idea.  Like the House-passed bill, the proposed Senate bill appears to be focused overwhelmingly on slow-moving and wasteful Washington spending, rather than immediate job creation and fast-acting tax relief.  This is not what the American people want; nor is it what the President called for at the start of the process.  Both of these massively flawed proposals should be scrapped in favor of a truly bipartisan plan that will help our economy preserve and create jobs.  The American people want and deserve nothing less.”

NOTE: By letting families, small businesses, home-buyers, and job-seekers keep more of what they earn, the House Republicans’ economic recovery plan will create 6.2 million new American jobs over the next two years, at half the cost of the congressional Democrats’ plan, according to a methodology used by President Obama’s own nominee as Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, Dr. Christina Romer.

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