Boehner on Fox News Sunday: Creating Jobs Starts with Cutting Spending

“The other night, all [President Obama] did was call for more stimulus spending.  I think our team has been listening to the American people.  They want to us reduce spending, and there is no limit to the amount of spending we’re willing to cut….we started on the first day of Congress by cutting Congress’ own budget. I cut my leadership budget, all the leadership budgets were cut, committee budgets were cut.  All members’ office budgets were cut.

“We followed that up with weekly cuts on the House floor, including this past week when we eliminated taxpayer funding of presidential elections.  We also voted to repeal the job-killing health care bill, which will save us $2.6 trillion in spending in the next 10 years, and avoid a $700 billion tax increase.   We have also called in our Pledge to America to end all TARP spending, eliminate all excess stimulus spending that still may be out there, and while don’t we get the federal government out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and save billions in the process.”

“Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-West Chester Twp., said he, along with the president, appreciates the need for bipartisanship.  But more spending, as suggested in Tuesday’s address, is being done ‘without making a commitment to the cuts and reforms southwest Ohioans are demanding,’ Boehner said.  ‘In Ohio’s 8th Congressional District, families and small businesses want their leaders in Washington to focus on cutting government spending and creating jobs,’ he said.”

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