President Continues to Ignore American People, Doubles-Down on Job-Killing Agenda

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) responds to the President's State of the Union address:

You know, yesterday I said that the President need to prove to the American people that hes listening. Unfortunately, the President doesnt appear to have listened to what the people in Massachusetts have said, what the people in New Jersey and Virginia had to say in the elections last year, and decided to just double-down on his job- killing agenda.

If the Democrat leaders here in Congress and the President are serious about getting our economy going again and putting people back to work, we can in fact, work together to promote policies that will do that. But there was nothing last night that indicated that the President had any willingness to work together. Except one point: The President said when he was talking about health care and Ill quote, but if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know. Thats when I put my hand up because thats exactly what the Republican health care proposal does. Much more so than the proposal that he and Democrat leaders are trying to shove down the throats of the American people.

And so, were eager for the President to come to our retreat tomorrow. Were going to have an honest conversation about Americas priorities and trying to find ways to find some common ground.

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[ScarlettKnights]

This is no common ground w/ social progressives.

[guitarhaus]

Obama has fail drastically since being elected, the deficit has risen to an unbelievable amount, Foreclosures throught the country are at a all-time high, People and families are on the streets homeless, and our unemployment rates is worst that its ever been, and we have a Healthcare Bill that is bad for the American people and was forced on us by the Obama regime. Hopefully the Republicans will come together and get this "Sham of a President" out of office. He is an embarrassment to the USA.

[floridaman2000]

Part 2 I felt that his policies that he proposes are to restrictive but none the less they are very good ideas and i would have gone yes if i was a senator and yes if i was a member of the united states house of representatives, amazing how the democrats would sign or vote for something with out um what is that word called when people look at words and know what they mean? oh yeah READING it first, amazing and dangerous how pelosi was to lead in "the people's house" more like behind closed doors

[floridaman2000]

Obama is the sorriest excuse to ever become president of the united states, let me say this, if i was a member of congress the house, what ever the people i represent wants me to do on issues that come to the floor of the house my job is to listen and heed their advice, while i know some of the majority advice may not be "good" ill still listen and find a way to best solve this problem unlike what obama is doing, i voted for mccain in 2008 and when i saw mccain on the committee.....part 1

[herbs814]

@TheTazTN

The six years when Bush and the Republicans created millions of jobs and expanded liberty... vs the years when Congressional Democrats destroyed millions of jobs.

Recent years have proven beyond a shadow of any doubt that Republicans have all the right answers... and Democrats destroy everything they touch.

[herbs814]

@knetterrrr

ALL good ideas come from the right. It is the Demoncrats that have no good ideas.

[WorldMan1975]

This guy is pathetic and his supporters are beyond pathetic

[classic14rider]

If you watch the video of the GOP retreat that Boehner is referring to you will see that the Republicans, when faced down by the president, did not actually have a health care proposal that would do the things he said it would do in this clip, and -- in fact -- they didn't have much of a health care proposal at all. Their only "solution" to address the crisis in health care was simply to say "No".

[Antonio33s]

Thank God for the GOP!

We need the GOP to REPEAL Obama's SCAMS, beginning with the Obamacare scam, and save the U.S.

Most Republicans did NOT caved in to the lies, manipulation, intimidation, coercion and BRIBERY of Obama and his comrades to force us to swallow the Obamacare scam.

Republicans will have our gratitude and support as long as they defend us from U.S. hating Marxists like Obama and Marxist scams like Obamacare and cap and trade.

NO Marxist SCAMS! NO Obama!