President Obama's Jobs Speech

Statement

Washington's priority should be jumpstarting the economy and creating American jobs. Last week, President Obama addressed a Joint Session of Congress and the entire nation regarding his jobs plan. I attended the address because it is my responsibility to listen when the President requests an audience with Congress. I had hoped that President Obama's plan would be centered around rolling back costly job-killing regulations, which would promote business expansion and investment, while exercising fiscal discipline. In his speech, he made it abundantly clear that he wants Congress to pass his plan now. In last week's column, I wrote that it would be best if Congress had the opportunity to mix and match ideas and vote on various proposals. Regrettably, it appears that the President wants only his plan. For either the President or Congress to take an all or nothing position is not in the best interest of the people of the United States.

The President also announced that he will release a broader plan to deal with budget deficit in the next week. I look forward to reviewing this deficit plan with an open mind to assess which ideas make sense for the 9th District.

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