Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that the latest unemployement numbers – the national rate jumped to 10.2% in October – prove that President Barack Obama was wrong when he said earlier this year that the stimulus package would prevent unemployment from rising above 8%. (:34)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that the fact that the national unemployment rate is now at 10.2% shows that President Barack Obama’s stimulus package, passed earlier this year, is still not working to create jobs. (:17)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that Democrats aren’t talking about the fact that their healthcare bill will force a huge financial burden upon states, many of which are currently experiencing massive budget deficits. (:44)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) tells reporters during a conference call on Friday that when he went home during the August recess, his constituents told him that they want Congress to focus on creating jobs before anything else. Latta says that one person told him that he doesn’t care about having access to healthcare if he doesn’t have the means of providing for his family. (:35)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) explains that each job created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the stimulus plan, has cost the average American taxpayer over $248,000. (:26)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says during a conference call with reporters on Friday that the healthcare bill set to be voted on by the House is not something most Americans want passed. Latta points to the legislation’s costs and the fact that it won’t insure everyone in need of health insurance as reasons to oppose it. (:33)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) extends his deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who either lost their lives or were injured during Thursday’s mass shooting at Ft. Hood military base in Texas. Latta calls the tragegy a “disaster.” (:29)
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) lists ten things that he would like to see included in any major piece of healthcare reform legislation. Led by House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), Republicans are expected to unveil a healthcare plan of their own by the end of this week. (:53)
Rep. Steve King (R-(Iowa) says that he is not surprised that President Barack Obama’s healthcare plan will cost so much to implement. King recalls hearing the President say that he believes FDR’s New Deal would have been more successful if more money had been spent on it. King calls Obama a “Keynesian economist on steroids.” (:25)
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tells Talk Radio News Service that he and other GOP leaders in the House are urging constituents who oppose the House’s health reform bill to come to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to speak out against the Democratically-backed healthcare reform bill. King says he wants folks to storm the Capitol as well as congressional offices of lawmakers who support the bill to respectfully and peacefully prevent them from taking up debate on the bill. (:39)
