Boehner on President’s budget: It is time for a do-over

By Suzia van Swol-University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) spoke today about the news conference President Obama will hold this evening. A lot of Americans believe that our economy is in a crisis and they are looking to Washington for solutions, said Boehner. “I believe that Republicans are offering better ideas to the president in hopes of building a better budget.”

Republicans plan to release an alternative budget sometime next week and Boehner said that, “Our alternative will create jobs by allowing American families and small businesses to keep more of what they earn.” He went on to explain that it will ensure that the federal budget doesn’t grow faster than the family budget as well as expand access to healthcare while preserving Social Security and Medicare and reform the financial system.

“This isn’t the first time we’ve offered better solutions, and the resident knows that,” stated Boehner. He explained that he and Congressman Eric Cantor (R-Va.) personally delivered the president a stimulus proposal at the White House in January, “and what was the response? The White House pretended they never even saw it,” said Boehner.

Boehner said that the president’s budget spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much from our kids and grandkids. In a time when our economy is in serious recession, “I think Americans deserve better,” stated Boehner.

Boehner said that the President’s budget hurts our economy and destroys the very jobs that we are trying to save and create. “It includes irresponsible levels of spending reaching 5.1 trillion (dollars) ten years out,” and it doubles the debt on our kids and grandkids over the next six years said Boehner.

“I just think that this may be the most irresponsible piece of legislation I’ve seen in my legislative career,” and “It is time for a do-over,” concluded Boehner.