Talking Points On Pelosi-Reid Backroom Deal

Talking Points On Pelosi-Reid Backroom Deal

FEBRUARY 11, 2009
  • House Republicans know we are in a serious recession.
  • The American people are hurting and Republicans know Congress must act now.
  • The backroom deal is simply a long wish list of big government spending that won't work. It won't create jobs and won't stimulate the economy.

  • It will do more harm than good to our economy.
  • Democrats made a bad bill worse by cutting back on tax relief to pay for more big government spending, according to news reports.
  • The American people have a right to know what is in this bill. What are Democrats hiding?
  • Democrats supported a Republican amendment that the bill be posted on the internet for 48 hours prior to a vote. Will they keep their commitment?
  • Republicans have a better solution: fast-acting tax relief for working families and small businesses that will create twice the jobs at half the cost.
  • Republicans want to work with the Administration and our Democrat colleagues to build a stimulus bill that will work.