"I think most Americans are ready for solutions that work -- not taxpayer-funded bailouts and pork-barrel spending.
President Barack Obama's election symbolizes that hunger for change, and I look forward to working with him when he extends his hand across the aisle.
But there's no escaping the fact that more voters agree with you and me - not Democrats - on key issues like how we get our economy moving again.
For example, we believe the best way to help our economy would be to tax less and spend less. As I told reporters last week, we can't borrow and spend our way back to prosperity.
"On the other hand, Congressional Democrats want more than half-a-trillion dollars in new government spending and one top Democrat thinks that might not be enough." Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) even told reporters she'd like to raise taxes "as soon as possible."
That's why when President-elect Obama asked for Republican input on economic recovery legislation, we quickly put together a working group tasked with crafting constructive policy solutions.
Republicans will need to work with President Obama on areas where we have common ground, such as on the need for tax relief to help create new jobs. Americans expect it.
And it's why we will stand and defend our shared principles against an emboldened Liberal Democrat Majority in Congress. Americans deserve it.
We'll promote freedom, security, and a smaller, more accountable government. And we'll protect secret ballots for workers, keep talk radio free from government regulation, and unlock more American energy to reduce our dependence on foreign dictators."
House Republican Leader John Boehner
President Barack Obama's election symbolizes that hunger for change, and I look forward to working with him when he extends his hand across the aisle.
But there's no escaping the fact that more voters agree with you and me - not Democrats - on key issues like how we get our economy moving again.
For example, we believe the best way to help our economy would be to tax less and spend less. As I told reporters last week, we can't borrow and spend our way back to prosperity.
"On the other hand, Congressional Democrats want more than half-a-trillion dollars in new government spending and one top Democrat thinks that might not be enough." Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) even told reporters she'd like to raise taxes "as soon as possible."
That's why when President-elect Obama asked for Republican input on economic recovery legislation, we quickly put together a working group tasked with crafting constructive policy solutions.
Republicans will need to work with President Obama on areas where we have common ground, such as on the need for tax relief to help create new jobs. Americans expect it.
And it's why we will stand and defend our shared principles against an emboldened Liberal Democrat Majority in Congress. Americans deserve it.
We'll promote freedom, security, and a smaller, more accountable government. And we'll protect secret ballots for workers, keep talk radio free from government regulation, and unlock more American energy to reduce our dependence on foreign dictators."
House Republican Leader John Boehner
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