Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Yesterday, I posted a story from Politico that indicated a shift in strategy by the Obama Administration to focus on spending and the deficit.

For months, my Republican colleagues and I have been arguing the necessity of fiscally responsible solutions to tackle the immediate challenges facing the American people. Unfortunately, Democrats in Washington continue to ignore us and the real concerns facing your families.

As many have pointed out, Republicans did not stand strong enough for a limited government when they were in charge in Congress. However, Speaker Pelosi and President Obama have since floored the accelerator and dramatically increased spending and the role of government, refusing to make tough choices. If Congress goes along with President Obama’s budget plan, the national debt would reach $24.498 trillion by 2019. Our children and grandchildren should not be forced to pick up the tab for the unyielding spending of the federal government.

With unemployment at a 26-year high of 10.2%, reports coming in that “stimulus job” claims were wildly overstated, and a White House “jobs summit” in the works, Speaker Pelosi and her liberal Congress may finally be realizing their so-called stimulus has ultimately failed to get Americans back to work. I believe the priority of the President and Congress should be jobs, jobs, jobs.

I urge you to check out the following chart from the Heritage Foundation based on White House estimates and actual unemployment.

You and I both know that massive government spending is the most inefficient and ineffective way to promote economic growth. Instead of weighing down the economy with unprecedented deficits and a job-killing agenda, we need to put the economic power back in the hands of families and employers.