Jeb Hensarling
By Jeb Hensarling || Three years ago this week, President Obama celebrated his inauguration. As he prepares for his State of the Union address, it’s worth reviewing the previous messages he’s delivered to a nation eager to create jobs. In 2009, we were told that if we passed his ‘stimulus’ plan, the economy would improve. In 2010, we were told that if we passed his government takeover of health care, the economy would improve. Last year, we were told that his budget would help us ‘win the future.’
Those were the promises, here are the facts.
Since President Obama took office, 1.9 million fewer Americans have jobs. Gas prices have doubled. More Americans are on food stamps than ever before. The new health care law is making it harder for small businesses to hire and provide health insurance. Our national debt now exceeds the size of our entire economy. And as the president takes to the podium to address the nation, we will be marking 1,000 days since the Democrat-controlled Senate has even bothered to pass a budget.
Regardless of the president’s good intentions, his policies have failed the American people. His policies haven’t just failed to make the economy better — they have actually made it worse.
Just this week, the president wasted a golden opportunity to help create at least 20,000 new American jobs when he rejected a popular energy project. The Keystone pipeline extension would run from Canada to Texas, right through my congressional district. As you may know, this project has undergone extensive environmental reviews, and is backed by a diverse coalition, from unions and small businesses to lawmakers in both parties.
In fact, the president’s own jobs council recently stated that projects like this one can create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Despite all of this, the president rejected the project and buried 20,000 shovel-ready jobs.
We can’t afford to go on like this, and we don’t have to.
Republicans will continue fighting to bring these Keystone jobs to the United States. And we will also continue to listen to the American people and present better solutions that support small business job creation. By implementing Republicans’ Plan for America’s Job Creators, the House has sent nearly 30 bipartisan jobs bills to the Democrat-controlled Senate.
One of those bills includes the full-year extension of the payroll tax credit that the president asked us to pass. Unfortunately, our jobs bills remain stuck in the Democrat Senate, and President Obama hasn’t urged the Democrat majority leader, Senator Harry Reid, to act.
This has to change. Our jobs bills are focused on common-sense priorities like boosting competitiveness for manufacturers, reducing red tape for small businesses, and producing more American energy. These are also ideas supported by the president’s jobs council.
The State of the Union is a time for truth-telling, and the sad truth is that the president’s policies are making our economy worse. It’s a new year, it’s a time for new, bipartisan solutions to our jobs crisis. We remain hopeful the president will change course and work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to help get people back to work.
You can learn more about the Republican jobs plan, and watch the Republican response to the State of the Union, at GOP.gov/SOTU/.
Jeb Hensarling represents the fifth district of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Visit his official webpage by clicking here.
By reality January 23, 2012 at 10:54 am
The reality is that President Obama’s economic policies have failed America.
By JohnT January 23, 2012 at 10:59 am
The reality is that President Obama inherited the worst recession since 1930, two wars commenced by his predecessor, and federal financial oversight commissions (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, SEC, CFTC, Federal Reserve) that were friendly to the entities they oversaw.
By Nolff January 23, 2012 at 10:59 am
So have the previous administration’s. The blame goes all around.
By Uncle Remus January 23, 2012 at 6:06 pm
Anyone could have seen this a com in’. Never trust a black with money or control. They are sure to screw it up. Anyone remember the “slave reparations” on the Chappele show? The negroes all went out and bought cigarettes with their new, free money.
By SCBlues January 23, 2012 at 11:39 am
Hensarling is a rabid partisan RepubliCON – he was co-chair of the so-called SuperCommittee and actually went on television and divulged information about the confidential negotiations that were taking place – and in essence helped to make sure that the SuperCommitte would be a failure in that he aired his partisan beefs on CNBC before the entire committe couuld even negotiate on them. Just an extremely partisan hack.
By Joe January 23, 2012 at 11:54 am
If you believed for one second that the Super Committee was ever designed to reduce deficits – with freakin Jim Clyburn on the Corruptocrat side, the KING of pork spending, government handouts, and vote buying himself – you are more clueless than I ever thought.
By RAS January 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Joe, I agree, the Super Committee was staffed (but maybe not designed) to fail. The Republicans assigned only members that had signed the pledge to not raise taxes and let it be known up front that “taxes were off the table”. The Democrats countered by assigning people who would defend to the end “entitlements”. Obama biggest problem is he thinks people will “rise to the occcasion”. If you read his book “Audacity of Hope”, you will see how he thinks. Unfortunately, I think he’s wrong.
By SCBlues January 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Joe – Got proof of Clyburn “buying votes”? Or just more of your lies that you post all the time? Provide the proof or shut up. “Clueless” coming from you I’d wear as a badge of honor – since anything you post on here is a lie.
By RAS January 23, 2012 at 11:40 am
Assholes like you are the problem. When you stop delineating which House of Congress is controlled by which Party, I’ll start thinking you have the best interest of our Country at heart. The shit hit the fan 6 months before Obama took office and he has had to spend his first term cleaning up the mess.
What little progress he has made has been inspite of a Republican effort, initiated by Limbaugh’s clarion call, to be sure he fails. To work for a President’s failure is unpatriotic in the best of times and borders on treason when facing what was left by the Bush Administration.
I suggest you forget about your Party, don’t worry about where the money will come from for your next election and unconditionally do what is best for our Country. To hell with the Party.
By RAS January 23, 2012 at 4:43 pm
My post above is addressed to Mr. Hensarling. Sorry if I offended anyone else.
By eggaday January 23, 2012 at 11:54 am
Hensarling is one of Sanfraud’s C Street boys, you know, the boys he really hurt
By really January 23, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I have a bright idea! Let’s make ourselves more dependent on Middle Eastern oil—and destroy potential American jobs—by blocking the Keystone pipeline.
After all, the Middle East is such a stable and friendly place, and I’m sure those unpredicatable Canadians just can’t be trusted with their oil shipments.
By Fred January 23, 2012 at 12:40 pm
My doesn’t Hensarling just look brilliant? He has that typical blank look like “I played football at Clemson under Danny Ford” Duncan. It must be in the genes, do they have the same paw?
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By really January 23, 2012 at 1:15 pm
LOL…Fred–I bet, unlike mental Hercules “Loose Lips Biden” , Mr. Hensarling knows that J_O_B_S isn’t a three-letter word!
By RAS January 23, 2012 at 4:55 pm
This kind of response is “middle school”. Certainly you can make a more substantive critique of Biden’s performance in office. This is like all the clever observations of Obama saying he had been in 57 states in the last…
Maybe you should develop the “loose lips” point. I think you may be on to something there.
By Skidmarks January 23, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Yeah, we can believe this guy.
Jeb Hensarling says Phil Gramm is his mentor on the budget. Recall that when Gramm was McCain’s campaign manager in 2008, Gramm chided the country for being concerned about a coming recession: “It’s all in your mind.”
Of course he’s completely objective about the Keystone pipeline. The pipeline would run through his district and just because he’s a Texas politician doesn’t mean he’s for big oil.
Concerning the automatic spending deal deal struck between the President and Congress, he said “On the one hand, this is the single largest year-to-year cut in the federal budget, frankly in the history of America in absolute terms,” he said, adding that for the accomplishment members of congress deserve “medals.”
Funny that info didn’t appear in his article.
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By Lyin' Joe Must Go January 24, 2012 at 1:34 pm
Does anyone have a sock and a piece of duct tape for Lyin’Joe Wilson’s mouth tomight? (Just say No to Joe!!) (Joe Means Jive!!)…
By reXteryalizer January 25, 2012 at 5:26 am
Want to thank all of you, for your Powerfull stand against Oboma & His Corrupted political partners.
But there is so much more we can do. Being aggressive and focusing on the facts and truth is only the first step.
We musT follow Up with more details standing by our convictions and dont back down.
Oboma has NOT brought CHANGE, In fact ~! ~ THE ONLY real THING needing CHANGE !….Was Barack Hussein Obama II.
HIMSELF
Barack Hussein Obama II ( Who hates American Values ) who is A ” SELF PROCLAIMED Enemy” ~of responsible, Morally Conscious HARD WORKING Americans.
oBOMAS Irresponsible & DRUG MAFIA and reckless supporters KNOW~ that Barack Hussein Obama II, WILL FORCE YOU to paY THEM, out of your PockeT .{ FOR all of their UNCHECKED Vices and THRILLS/
{ All on YOU | /
At your COST & Sacrifice
…This UN~CHANGABLE fraud, has done His VERY BEST to Inspire VIOLENCE. For THESE ARE OBAMAS Very OWN WORDS.. saying ………To his supporters.
Saying “Get ready for hand-to-hand combat with your Fellow Americans”
– Obama has ALSO DECLARED to his Supporters….“I want all Americans to get in each others faces!– Obama demands !
“You bring a knife to a fight pal, we’ll bring a gun” –
THESE ARE OBAMAS OWN WORDS.. /and ANGER VIOLENCE and more taxes….. THIS IS OBAMAS Change for america /“Hit Back Twice As Hard”. He commands !*Obama on the private sector: ~~ “We talk to these folks…~ / so I know whose a*$ to KICK.“ OBOMA wants to KICK your a*$ /
Shouting THAT Republican victory would mean ~ “hand to hand combat”
HE IS EXPECTING people to be on Edge and BORDERLINE killing MODE, VIOLENT / and STAND up for their immoral CAUSES
THIS IS WHAT HE LIVES FOR ./ ./ ./ THESE ARE OBAMAS OWN WORDS.. !
* Obama Tells democrats: “ I’m itching for a fight.” !
….PLEASE…. go to reXes NEW WebsiTe ~ ! Oboma *( Just like Adolf Hitler~~\oBOMA~~~ Demands ! — [ THE FINAL SOLUTION – for Un~Wanted Children
Barak Obama is A MURDERER .~Torturing UNWANTED babys on DEATH ROE
CLICK HERE http://www.obomlnation.webstarts.com/index.html
OBAMA TAKES a little NEW BORN innocent child. BORN. ALIVE sTabS it iN the head SUCKs ITS BRAINS OUT.
This is just too wrong and horrible. Please stand for Loving Children and the USA
By SCBlues January 27, 2012 at 11:38 am
Are you just a f*cking idot or what?
By SCBlues January 27, 2012 at 11:39 am
(smile) of course meant “idiot” above – fingers work faster than brain . . .