McHenry encouraged by Obama’s address
WASHINGTON, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C. 10th Congressional District) released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s address this evening to a joint session of Congress.
“I am encouraged by what I heard ... from the President. He rightly criticized ‘short-term gains’ at the expense of “long-term prosperity. This was my primary concern with the stimulus bill produced by Congressional Democrats – too much expensive pork and not enough real stimulus.
“I stand ready to work with President Obama to ‘make the hard choices to bring down the debt,’ as he put it. The President told inspiring stories of ordinary Americans who are making hard choices. We should follow their lead together — and if we do, we can win fiscal responsibility for taxpayers and build a stronger economy.
“The President can start by vetoing the Democrat majority’s large increase in discretionary government spending, the biggest since the Carter Administration. It didn’t help matters then, so why should we expect any different now?
“The way to build ‘a new foundation of lasting prosperity’ is not to continue spending lavishly on things that do not help Americans weather the storm or stimulate economic growth. Taxpayers simply cannot afford it. A $2 trillion debt is not a means to lasting economic prosperity.”
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