Despite Stimulus, Unemployment Reaches 26-Year High

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In the Weekly Republican Address, Majority Transition Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) discusses the transition effort and Republicans' plans to go to work right away on the people's priorities: creating jobs, cutting spending, and reforming Congress. These priorities are embodied in the Pledge to America -- a governing agenda built by listening to the people. To that end, Rep. Walden encourages Americans to visit the new majority's transition website (http://gopleader.gov/NewMajority/) and share their ideas.

With Americans demanding a new way forward in Washington, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) uses the Weekly Republican Address to outline solutions for ending economic uncertainty, stopping government's spending binge, and changing the way Congress does business. In the address, Boehner notes that this is a new approach that hasn't been tried in Washington -- by either party -- and it is at the core of the Pledge to America, a governing agenda Republicans built by listening to the people.

Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) delivers the Weekly Republican Address. Rep. Pence calls for immediate action on pledge to create jobs, cut spending.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) delivers the weekly Republican Address on "The Pledge to America." Rep. McCarthy: "We know that you want a government dedicated to working for the people, and that's why we've written this Pledge to America. This pledge isn't about Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives -- it's about you."

Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) delivers the Weekly Republican Address about Washington Democrats' failed economic policies causing uncertainty for small businesses and a nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. Republicans are working to stop all tax hikes set to take effect on January 1st along with cutting non-security government spending to 2008 levels.

Rep. Davis: "The sooner we rein in the red tape factory in Washington, DC, the sooner small businesses can get back to creating jobs and helping more Americans find an honest day's work."

Rep. Charles Djou (R-HI) delivers the Weekly Republican Address. "Even if the powers-that-be in Washington do not support less government and less spending, they should at least provide those of us who do with a chance to give the American people the common-sense fiscal discipline they are demanding."

Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) delivers the Weekly Republican Address about Washington Democrats' refusal to listen to the American people and take action to prevent the largest tax increase in history from taking effect. Republicans are listening to the American people through America Speaking Out and offering better solutions to get people working again and make government more accountable to the people it serves.

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) explains why the White House Council of Economic Advisers report on the "stimulus" deserves a Pulitzer for fiction.

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) explains why the White House Council of Economic Advisers report on the "stimulus" deserves a Pulitzer for fiction.

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) invites Americans fed up with Washington's out-of-control 'stimulus' spending spree to make their voices heard through America Speaking Out and help construct a new agenda rooted in the principles of a smaller, more accountable, and less costly government. Central to this effort, Rep. Gingrey notes, is an innovative web forum where Americans can share their ideas and have them debated, discussed, and voted on in an open and transparent forum.

BREAKING NEWS: We have confirmed that the federal budget planned for fiscal year 2011 has been canceled. The cause: Washington Democrats' out-of-control spending spree. We are here now outside the Capitol awaiting an apology from Washington Democrats for this betrayal of hard-working American taxpayers.

Rep. Hoekstra: "Americans are asking where are the jobs? Washingtons answer, trust us, rings as hollow today as it did a year ago, and a year before that. In Michigan and in Washington, sprawling government expansion has weighed heavily on the backs of people already pushed to the breaking point."

Republican Whip Eric Cantor delivers the Weekly Republican Address. “The Democrats control every lever of power in Washington and they’ve never met a tax they didn’t like or found a dollar they couldn’t spend. Their economic plan? You pay, they spend, your children owe. You deserve better.”

Rep. Camp: "So in order to have a productive bipartisan conversation on health care, Democrats must first listen to the American people and scrap their massive government takeover of health care. We must go into the summit with a clean slate focused on making health care affordable. That is what Americans are asking for, and that is what Republicans will continue to work for."

Rep. Pence: "The American people know we can't borrow and spend and bail our way back to a growing economy. ... Republicans have proposals to get our economy moving again, to achieve energy independence and lower the cost of health care."

House Republicans discuss jobs, small business, and health care after their weekly conference meeting.

House Republicans discuss the economy and health care after their weekly conference meeting.

House Republicans discuss the economy and health care after their weekly conference meeting.

House Republicans discuss Afghanistan, the economy, and health care after their weekly conference meeting.

Rep. Miller: "Republicans hope that the President and Speaker Pelosi will put aside their job-killing agenda and help promote policies to get Americans working again."

House Republican leaders discuss the jobs, the economy, and health care after their weekly conference meeting.

President Obama changes course on the stimulus. Where are the jobs? House Republicans offer a real plan to create jobs and get our economy moving again.

House Republican leaders discuss the economy and health care.

House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) delivers the weekly Republican address on the economy, the Obama Administration’s trillion-dollar "stimulus" spending bill that isn’t working, and Republican efforts to offer better solutions.

Has the Democrat "Stimulus" done its job? President Obama thinks so. House Republicans offered Real Solutions for a Real Recovery.

Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) delivers the Weekly Republican Address on spending, taxes, President Obama's first 100 days, and Republican solutions to curb spending, create jobs, and control the debt.

Republican leaders discuss the out of control Democrat sepnding, debt day, and President Obama's "cap-and-tax" plan.

Republican leaders discuss the economy, debt day, and President Obama's "cap-and-tax" plan.

Republican Leader John Boehner, Whip Eric Cantor, and Conference Chairman Mike Pence on the AIG Bonus Outrage.

Rep. Mike Pence speaks on a responsible economic recovery plan.

Republican leaders discuss the economy and President Obama's "Spend Too Much, Borrow Too Much, Tax Too Much" budget.

Rep. Shuster (PA-09) talks about his legislation to give homeowners who pay their bills on time an incentive to continue to keep being responsible.

GOP Leaders discuss action to get the economy moving and stand with the American people.

Fox News Reports on the Ways and Means Committee Hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

Rep. Aaron Schock (IL-18) speaks out against the wasteful spending in the Stimulus Package

The American people are not seeing the Hope & Change they voted for in this stimulus package

Rep. Dreier (CA) questions the possibility of reading the Stimulus package in less than 2.5 hours

Rep. Dreier (CA) questions the possibility of reading the Stimulus package in less than 2.5 hours

As American families are hurting, Republicans are not about saying "No", but saying "Yes" to solutions that will put Americans back to work

GOP Leaders discuss a better stimulus solution that generates more jobs at less cost while cutting taxes for American families.

Conference Chairman Mike Pence on Republican solutions to turn our economy around without massive government bailouts.