If it's broken, fix it

The American people understand that if something is broken, you fix it. If your pipes were leaking, would you let them flood your kitchen? If you had a flat tire, would you just keep driving? You may know that you have to fix these problems immediately, but a lot of the Democrats in Congress can’t seem grasp this concept.
Today’s new unemployment numbers solidified yet another difficult month for America’s working families and small businesses. The Administration announced this morning that the national unemployment rate for December remained at 10 percent, with 85,000 jobs lost last month.

President Obama and Congressional Democrats promised that passing a trillion dollar “stimulus” package would create jobs "immediately." Here we are, almost a year later, with the economy continuing to lose tens of thousands of jobs each month. To some in Washington, the loss of American jobs is not as pressing as their other legislative initiatives but for the majority of people around the country a loss of a job is a loss of necessary income, food and security for their family.

The Democrat policies of higher taxes, runaway spending and record debt are hurting the economy and piling even more debt and burden onto the backs of American taxpayers. President and Speaker Pelosi must stop creating an environment of uncertainty for employers on issues such as health care and energy if they want to create real jobs and economic prosperity. It’s time we bring real change to Washington. Republicans have offered common sense solutions and alternatives to the Democrats’ big government plans. It’s time to support creating jobs instead of killing them.