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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday
“It is imperative that the president show leadership on the economic conditions facing our country, but I think many people view tonight’s address as a political speech. I find it hard to reconcile the president’s statements about energy policy with his effort to block the Keystone XL oil pipeline. His statements on raising taxes are inconsistent with his responsibility to help create jobs. And the burdensome, aggressive regulations of the federal bureaucracy continue to undermine the manufacturing and agriculture sectors of our economy and make job growth difficult in rural America,” Emerson said.
Emerson also noted that the president has delayed the release of his budget proposal, while the U.S. Senate has gone 1,000 days without passing a budget.
“The president and the Senate must meet a basic test of accountability by showing the American people how they plan to spend our tax dollars, and they are failing. At no time in history has it been more important for our country to reduce its national debt and work towards balanced budgets.
Without a blueprint of federal spending, the president and liberals in the Senate continue to grow the federal government at taxpayer expense.
Nothing in the president’s speech tonight should reassure Missourians that his plans for a larger, more intrusive and more powerful executive branch of government have changed.”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday
“It is imperative that the president show leadership on the economic conditions facing our country, but I think many people view tonight’s address as a political speech. I find it hard to reconcile the president’s statements about energy policy with his effort to block the Keystone XL oil pipeline. His statements on raising taxes are inconsistent with his responsibility to help create jobs. And the burdensome, aggressive regulations of the federal bureaucracy continue to undermine the manufacturing and agriculture sectors of our economy and make job growth difficult in rural America,” Emerson said.
Emerson also noted that the president has delayed the release of his budget proposal, while the U.S. Senate has gone 1,000 days without passing a budget.
“The president and the Senate must meet a basic test of accountability by showing the American people how they plan to spend our tax dollars, and they are failing. At no time in history has it been more important for our country to reduce its national debt and work towards balanced budgets.
Without a blueprint of federal spending, the president and liberals in the Senate continue to grow the federal government at taxpayer expense.
Nothing in the president’s speech tonight should reassure Missourians that his plans for a larger, more intrusive and more powerful executive branch of government have changed.”
