Representative Brad Wenstrup Comments on State of the Union

Statement

Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) issued the following statement tonight regarding the President's State of the Union address:

"Unfortunately, we heard more of the same recycled rhetoric and empty promises from President Obama during his State of the Union address tonight. In 2009, he pledged to cut the debt in half, yet it has nearly doubled under his watch. In 2011, he promised to reduce burdensome regulations that prevent businesses from flourishing, yet he has put forth numerous regulatory proposals that have added even more bureaucratic red tape.

"Four years have passed since the President was first elected, and the economy he claimed he could save has not even begun the recovery process. We have more than 12 million unemployed, we are still deeper than $16 trillion in debt, and have yet to see a budget plan from the Administration that will put America back on the path to prosperity.

"My constituents in southwest Ohio are frustrated with the President's job-killing policies. The proposals he claims will solve our nation's problems are in fact hurting the middle class, as well as the poor who long to liberate themselves from poverty. As a former small business owner, I understand that tax hikes on Ohio small businesses mean they will have fewer resources to invest, grow and hire. The answer to fixing the debt problem is not raising taxes, but implementing smart, common-sense spending cuts.

"President Obama has failed to provide the leadership needed to put our country back on track. House Republicans are committed to tackling the debt and getting our economy growing again."

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