Constituent Mailbag: The Speaker's Plane, Reducing the Size of Gov't

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In this week's Constituent Mailbag, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) responds to e-mails from Sylvia from West Chester and Charlie in Hamilton about his plans to use commercial airlines, and Republicans' Pledge to bring about a smaller, more accountable and less costly government. Video and key excerpts are included below:

Boehner Outlines New Majority's Plans to Cut Spending and Reduce the Size of Gov't:

"Republicans have been listening to the American people who are saying "enough is enough,' and in the next Congress we'll act immediately to reduce the size of government and return power in the House where it belongs: in the hands of the people. Through our Pledge to America we'll require each bill moving through Congress to include a clause citing the specific constitutional authority upon which the bill would be enacted. We'll also act on a plan to rein in the red tape factory in Washington, D.C., by requiring congressional approval of any new federal regulation that has an annual cost to our economy of more than $100 million or more. And we'll repeal the President's costly jobs-killing health care law and its burdensome "1099 Mandate.'"

Boehner Says He'll Use Commercial Airlines to Commute to Washington:

"I am serious about cutting government spending as a way to help end the economic uncertainty in America that is keeping small businesses from growing and hiring… As to the Speaker's plane, I've been flying commercial between Ohio and Washington for more than 20 years and I'm going to continue to fly commercial if I become the next Speaker."

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