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Speaker Alert! Speak Out on Solutions to Our Job-Crushing Debt Crisis and more!

• Submitted by Darla Dawald, National Director on March 20, 2011 at Patriot Action Alerts

Washington is $14 trillion in the red and borrowing 42 cents for every dollar it spends. This spending-driven debt crisis is paralyzing job creators with uncertainty and piling more debt onto the backs of our kids and grandkids. The new House majority is cutting spending to help jumpstart our economy – but Republicans need your help. As Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) says in the weekly GOP address, “if we’re serious about ending the uncertainty for job creators in our economy, we need to cut more.” Learn more below about how to get involved and watch the GOP address here:

Speaking Out About America’s Spending & Debt Crisis That Makes It Harder to Create New Jobs

• HELP WANTED: Visit AmericaSpeakingOut.com for a message from Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on how you can help address the spending and debt crisis that’s making it harder to create jobs.

• Rep. Herrera Beutler says, “Republicans are determined to begin a dialogue about entitlement reform, even though the president's budget is silent.” In fact, President Obama has been labeled a “Spectator-in-Chief” for sitting on the sidelines while Americans demand spending cuts.

• Here’s a quick look at GOP efforts to stop the spending binge. Fred Barnes says “Republicans are winning and getting the spending cut.” Charles Krauthammer calls the savings “real money.”

• Speaker Boehner said, “Democrats control the Senate and the White House, and they remain the majority party in Washington.  Where is their plan?  Who is in charge?”

• WATCH: At a forum on job creation, Speaker Boehner – a former small businessman – discussed creating a better environment for job growth by stopping the Washington spending binge, reining in excessive regulations, enacting new trade agreements, and reforming our tax code.

• WATCH: Speaker Boehner appeared on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report to discuss Republican efforts to liberate America’s economy from the shackles of debt and big government.

Taking Action to Address Rising Gas Prices & Remove Barriers to Job Growth

• The House Energy & Commerce Committee passed the Energy Tax Prevention Act, Pledge to America legislation aimed at blocking the EPA from imposing a backdoor energy tax.

• The Obama Administration’s “moratorium on offshore drilling is alive and well,” a Congressional hearing uncovered this week, and it is raising gas prices and destroying American jobs.

• New surveys show that by a 2-to-1 margin, voters want to expand American energy production that’s been blocked by the Obama Administration.

• Economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth says new Obama Administration regulations will “raise power production costs,” meaning families will “pay the higher costs of producing electricity.”

• If you haven’t already, check out the GOP American Energy Initiative on Facebook today.
  

Leading a “Multipronged Assault” to Repeal & Defund the Job-Crushing Health Care Law

• The first anniversary of Democrats’ job-crushing health care law this week is taking place amid a “multipronged assault led by Republicans” to repeal, defund, and replace the law with common-sense solutions that will bring down costs and protect jobs.

• WATCH: Speaker Boehner announced that the House will soon vote to repeal ObamaCare’s spending slush funds. This follows previous votes to repeal and defund the law.

• Red County reported that the slush funds targeted by Republicans “include billions of dollars in mandatory spending accounts that were tucked into the final health care legislation by the Democratic-controlled Congress last year.”

• Click here to see some of the items Speaker Boehner's press office offered up for Democrats’ “celebration” of ObamaCare’s impact: fewer jobs, higher costs, and reduced coverage.
  

Removing Barriers to Job Growth By Opening New Markets for American-Made Goods

• The House held several hearings this week on how implementing pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea will help create new American jobs.

• Using the President’s own measure, the increase in U.S. exports from these agreements could create 250,000 American jobs.
  

Standing With Those Who Seek Freedom From Oppression in Libya

• Speaker Boehner called the attacks by Libyan leader Qadhafi on his people “unacceptable and outrageous,” but said that “[b]efore any further military commitments are made, the Administration must do a better job of communicating to the American people and to Congress about our mission in Libya and how it will be achieved.”

As always, we appreciate your interest in the new House majority and encourage you to stay connected with the Office of the Speaker on Facebook, Twitter, and on Speaker.gov. Have a great week!
- Speaker Boehner’s Press Office