RSC Update

From the Chairman

In a republic such as ours, citizens expect their elected leaders to find solutions that work and take responsibility for their actions. Sadly, most Washington Democrats have proven themselves unable to live up to these simple expectations.

Consider the budget. Americans want Washington to stop spending trillions of dollars we do not have, but the Democrats’ only plan is to close their eyes, avoid a budget vote, and pretend the deficits are not real. Unfortunately, burying their heads in the sand will not make these deficits go away. That will take real leadership and a balanced budget like the one introduced by the RSC.

With unemployment still high, the lack of jobs remains a primary concern. Many employers who might otherwise be hiring have instead hunkered down under the Democrats’ onslaught of higher taxes, costly mandates, and growth-stymieing debt. Republicans want to lower obstacles to growth and job creation, but Democrats are too busy claiming their failed stimulus will foster a “recovery summer” – despite their previous assertions that the stimulus would “likely be contributing little to growth” by mid-2010.

And despite their massive majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats now plan to wait until after the November elections to try to pass their disastrous national energy tax. This lame duck strategy only makes sense if Democrats believe they would be defying the will of their constituents – which they would. Instead of underhanded tactics to create a policy for less energy, the country needs an “all-you-can-create” energy policy.

We need serious leadership in Washington that respects and listens to the American people.

Sincerely,

Congressman Tom Price
Chairman, Republican Study Committee