Stimulus Moving Country In “Wrong Direction,” Say House GOP’ers

By Aaron Richardson – Talk Radio News Service

A group of House Republicans called out Democrats on Thursday, blaming them for passing a stimulus package that according to the Republicans, hasn’t yet turned our nation’s economy around.

Republicans Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Tom Price (R-Ga.), Chris Lee (R-NY), Lynn Jenkins (R-Ks.), Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) and Steve Austria (R-Ohio) took turns bashing the stimulus plan at a press conference aimed specifically at pointing out the missteps of the Democratic majority.

“We are facing a situation where you have a very out of touch administration and majority who don’t realize the fiscal mess that they’re putting us into; but I can assure you the people of my district are extremely frustrated and want them to stop this reckless spending,” said Rep. Lee.

Rep. Price held specific Democrats responsible for the recent loss of jobs, and explained how the current economic downturn will affect Americans in the near future.

“Is this what the Speaker had in mind when she shackled our children and our grand children to this experiment in big government economics?” Price asked.

Rep. Jenkins took swipes at the Democratic majority as well; “Since January this Congress and administration has taken us in the wrong direction. They’ve gone on an unprecedented spending spree with your tax dollars. From numerous bailouts, to the near trillion dollar stimulus,to the natural energy tax, Kansans are saying enough is enough,” said the Kansas Republican.