House Republican leaders are vowing to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and ban federal funding of abortion.
WASHINGTON — Six weeks before midterm elections, House Republicans vowed to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and ban federal funding of abortion as part of a campaign manifesto designed to propel them to victory in November and a majority in the next Congress.
The "Pledge to America," circulated to GOP lawmakers Wednesday, emphasizes job creation and spending control, as well as changing the way Congress does business. It steered clear of controversial issues such as Social Security and Medicare, big drivers of deficit spending.
Draft of House Republican leadership's Pledge to America (PDF)
It pairs some familiar Republican ideas — such as deep spending cuts, medical liability reform and stricter border enforcement — with an anti-government call to action that draws on tea party themes and echoes voters' disgruntlement with the economy and Obama's leadership.
"Regarding the policies of the current government, the governed do not consent," reads a preamble to the agenda. "An arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many."
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4 comments:
They should start by cutting the unfunded, fiscally irresposible, medicare drug program.
They should start by doing mandatory drug testing for ALL welfare recipients and stop paying extra for every baby they have to keep getting a check!
Get a job!
All they have to do is run on Obamas record.
4:18, another believer in the crap line that welfare is the primary driver of the deficit. But I will agree that people on welfare should be forced to use birth control, poor people should NOT receive a net return on their taxes if they do not pay income tax, and people residing in public housing should be kicked out if they have more kids while still in this housing.
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