WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) and U.S. Senator Dan Coats released the following responses to the President?s State of the Union address:
Rep. Walorski's statement:
?House Republicans are ready to get to work on common sense reforms to reduce our deficit and wasteful government spending in this Congress.
?In Indiana, Hoosiers sit around their kitchen tables and make tough choices to keep a budget in their households, and they expect Congress to do the same.? For too long, there has been disconnect between Washington politics and common sense principles?and our families are paying the price.
?The formula to revitalizing this economy is not more government, more costly regulation, or higher taxes.? We?ve tried that approach.? It has yielded more debt, a stalled economy, and political gridlock.
?I will support a different equation: Congress must work together on a responsible, step-by-step approach.? Sequestration triggers devastating mandatory cuts: half from domestic programs and half from the military.? This is a reckless strategy, and must be replaced with common sense reforms.
?House Republicans have twice tried to pass an alternative to sequestration, with no response from the President or Washington Democrats.
?Across the board spending cuts will cause further damage to the economy and cost jobs for hard working Americans that we simply cannot afford.? It will devastate our military and their families.? As we address our fiscal issues in Washington, I am proud to bring Indiana?s Hoosier common sense to the equation.?
?To yield success, we must do this together: step-by-step, responsibly, and to preserve the American dream.?
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Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding President Obama?s State of the Union speech:
??While I am pleased President Obama finally has turned his focus back to the ongoing jobs crisis, I am disappointed that he continues to call for higher taxes to pay for more spending. We have heard many of these words before, the real test will be to see if the president finally will lead and act on pro-growth policies.
?This is certainly not the ?balanced? approach the president has been promising the American people. If the president was as committed to reducing the debt and growing the economy as he is to spending and taxing, our country would be in a much stronger position today. President Obama and Congress must do more to reduce the nearly $16.5 trillion debt, $6 trillion of which was added under this administration alone.
?President Obama also mentioned he is willing to restructure programs like Medicare. He has made this commitment before, but we have yet to see action. I hope this time will be different, and the president will offer a specific plan. Hard-working Hoosiers and millions of Americans have spent a lifetime paying into our health and retirement security programs. If we don't take steps to restructure and save these programs, we will lose the ability to provide benefits for current and future recipients.
?The president must lead on these critical issues and work with Congress to enact real spending reforms. The best investment we can make in America?s future is to restore our fiscal health by removing the burden of excessive debt and taxation hindering opportunity and economic growth.?
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