Boehner Statement: Congressional Leaders Will Work to Create Debt Plan – Without Obama
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, July 23, 2011, 5:09 PM
Fool me once, shame on you… Fool me twice, shame on me…
Yesterday Speaker John Boehner called the President and said he would negotiate directly with Senate Leaders Reid & McConnell after Obama’s latest debt negotiation antics. Being the politician that he is, Obama rushed to hold a press conference within an hour after he received this news to try and save face.
Speaker Boehner then held his own press conference to explain what really happened to cause the talks to break down. Boehner explained that Barack Obama pulled a fast one at the last minute and demanded larger tax hikes than were agreed upon.
After this slick move by Obama, Boehner announced that moving forward, he would work with Congressional leaders to come up with a debt plan.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a news conference at the Capitol to talk about how the White House’s insistence on raising taxes led to a breakdown in discussions over increasing the debt limit. In a letter to colleagues, Boehner announced he would instead work with congressional leaders of both parties to pursue legislation that avoids default, reflects the will of the American people, and is consistent with the principles of the Cut, Cap, & Balance Act that passed the House with bipartisan support.
Today, Republican Speaker John Boehner released a statement following talks at the White House. Once again the Republican leader said Congressional leaders will work to resolve the debt problem – without Obama.
WASHINGTON, DC (Jul 23)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding ongoing work on a deficit reduction package:
“As I said last night, over this weekend Congress will forge a responsible path forward. House and Senate leaders will be working to find a bipartisan solution to significantly reduce Washington spending and preserve the full faith and credit of the United States.”
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Molon Labe commented:
Boehner got rolled, He denied he would raise taxes now it turns out that behind closed doors he had agreed to an increase of 800 BILLION. What an ass. In an interview with Laura Ingraham he lied through his teeth denying he was working towards increasing taxes.
Is this the kind of government the founding fathers intended? Secret deals cut between two mafia factions safe from the prying eyes of the public?
More smoke and magical thinking hoping to pull the wool over the eyes of the public by failing to address both the cause and consequences of a spending spree that make drunken sailors seem like my hard bitten Scots relatives?
Are we to believe that the GOP or dhimmierats care about the future and welfare of the average working man?
No both parties are working to pay off their Wall Street patrons, their supporters in the labor unions, race hustlers, minority groups, special interests, and their partisan backers at the expense of, in their view, the lumpen proles.
Does anyone believe this will reign in spending, balance the budget, address the debt problems?
We are faced with an irresponsible political class that will do anything to expand their control and priviledges, no matter what the cost to the nation.
The country needs a hard re set. We must understand and return to the Constitution.
John03 commented:
Hey, I’ve got an idea. Why not refer to the Democrats as the party of “NO”?
Swifty commented:
It’s All About the Senate
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/07/its_all_about_the_senate.html
Stuffy commented:
I wish we didn’t have to pay Obama for doing nothing, or worse, for trying to ruin us.
GrayRider commented:
Baby Obammy is left sucking his thumb again.
Valerie commented:
“#1 July 23, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Molon Labe commented:”
Really? Gee. And I followed the links GP provided and found this, which is somewhat more consistent with the totality of what I’ve been reading from multiple sources:
“The President backtracked in private negotiations this week, demanding bigger tax increases after the Gang of Six, including three conservative Republican Senators, released a plan that raised taxes more than the President had previously demanded.
Today’s press stories treat this as a detail. It is instead the key to understanding why the talks fell apart.”
Buffalobob commented:
Sarah has it right, he is a lame duck community organizer.
owl commented:
I slightly disagree #1. I think they have been there too long. They have become the big boys elite and can’t do Sarah talk. It has to be lawyer talk.
They have passed so many laws and regulations that we are tied in knots. Either they spent the money or allowed the DEMS to spend it as they sat there quietly. They are just now discovering that they must fight. I would feel better if I really thought they understood that half the battle is in the public arena. DEMS understand it and will fight with a million people banging on their door (Obamacare). They polish their weapons (Obama to press: Okay GUYS). Buds.
Does Boehner understand that Obama is a baldface liar?
Bobbi commented:
Why isn’t anyone calling Obama’s actions TREASON?
kato commented:
Blowhard sounds like a man obsessed with one thing: raising taxes. But the Clueless Party sounds weak in its rebuttal. Instead of pretending that every rich person is a job creator — many of the wealthy are parasites themselves — the Clueless Party needs to state that it will not raise taxes because it gives Blowhard another opportunity to expand government and pursue his redistributionist ends.
Boehner mentioned it yesterday, but the rhetoric of the GOP generally has been lame. As usual.
Tom in CA commented:
I heard one news channel state part of the tax increases considered were from cutting the mortgage interest benefit.
Does anyone know if that is true?
kato commented:
The Clueless Party also needs to hammer home the point that Bernanke has kept rates artifically low in order to prop up the spending blowout of the past three years. No one is spending except the government, and no one is buying all that paper except the Fed.
Even if the government holds the line on spending, a return to normal interest rates will raise the annual interest bill by hundreds of billions of dollars while destroying the Fed’s balance sheet. The Clueless Party needs to emphasize that the damage has been done. Blowhard blew out the budget, promising a stimulated economy, and it failed. Now we’re stuck with the bill.
The effects of this historic president will be felt for the next 20 years. The Clueless Party should start giving our historic president the credit that is his due.
fightinggranny commented:
There will be hell to pay if there is one dime in tax increases. R’s can’t handle negotiations where they have all the cards and support. Traitors in the gang of 6-7. Make sure every R loses his job next year, and work on the D’s too.
Valerie commented:
“#13 July 23, 2011 at 6:27 pm
fightinggranny commented:”
The point has to be made that, in a recession, raising tax rates REDUCES tax revenues.
The whole point of the proposed spending cuts and refusal to raise taxes is to leave a greater proportion of the current monetary supply in the hands of people who can use it right now, so that it can cycle more rapidly than it would if taken by the government, and result ultimately in increased tax revenues.
The Democrats in the Senate, for example Barbara Mikulski (D-Md), are “volcanic” because they think that the only way to increase the US revenue stream is to raise tax rates.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/49c57a12-b3b5-11e0-855b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Su5ihMpX
The whole point of cutting government spending during this kind of recession is to help revive the economy and therefore generate more revenue, even though tax rates may be lower.
Yes, it’s counter-intuitive for some people, but there is ample economic evidence that it is true.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Av-LCoVcXQ&feature=relmfu
hinckleybuzzard commented:
Obama has refused to put anything on the table other than imperious demands. He seems to think he is King of America. Unfortunately for his narcissistic personality, nobody elected him to that position. Since obama is unwilling to put any of his own “skin in the game,” he should rightfully be ignored by Congress until they have passed and presented a bill for his signature. If he vetoes it then the House should begin investigations for impeachment.
Justavoter commented:
I can’t see the senate pulling the trigger on anything.
It is controlled by the same crowd who brought us Obamacare.Obamacare is a large part of the problem.
Credit agencies are going to downgrade us based on spending, revenue and projected growth,the senate Has it imbedded in their DNA that raising taxes in these piss poor times, that it won’t effect growth,they are wrong.
This ongoing decline could be reversed but it seems that everyday that goes by without addressing the real problem,spending, will just make it that much worse in being able to dig ourselves out.
It’s like the perfect storm in having these people in power at this time.
Black Sabbath commented:
Well, Speaker Boehner, you’re on the right track because any time you want to get ANYTHING done in a positive way it has to be without Barack Obama.
MDd commented:
“Congressional Leaders Will Work to Create Debt Plan – Without Obama”
Pity the WH staff after Boehner’s restatement today. FLOTUS throwing things. The nurses, dog tired, spelling each other, changing The Once’s diaper.
Contessa61 commented:
Obama’s narcism and niavety is showing brightly.
squeaky commented:
home mortgage interest
http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/10242005_Home_Mortgage_Interest_Deduction.asp
squeaky commented:
#20 this was in 2007 and is being considered now.
[[This deduction is estimated to cost the U.S. Treasury some $63 billion in revenues as taxpayers claim some $337 billion in home mortgage interest deductions each year]]
StrangernFiction commented:
The House should pass a short-term debt limit increase with at least dollar for dollar cuts, including significant immediate cuts and no tax increases AND BE DONE WITH THIS BULLSH!T.
But alas, I will be shocked if they don’t cave in and let the ‘rats off the hook.
aprilnovember811 commented:
Obama could care less about the state of the country’s economy. He wants to money for his election. He wants to give it to unions etc. He needs to be removed. This country will forever be shamed for putting someone of his low caliber in the White House. You can’t get any lower than this guy. He belongs in a sleazy hotel room with his cigarette and cocaine. That’s all he is.
squeaky commented:
raising taxes on an empty promise to cut/balance the budget. seems we’ve been there done that before. paging Ronald Reagan..paging GHW Bush. and just why should we trust the dems to follow thru…..judge them by their past behavior….there is no honor among thieves.
SeniorD commented:
C’mon folks! Obama WANTS a crisis! He want to exploit economic panic so his masters can follow through to the next step of creating a Socialist Oligarchy for themselves. Even if the Professional Politicians do craft a piece of legislation, Obama will veto it.
Then he’ll cancel all elections in the face of global economic disaster.
Molon Labe commented:
Exactly what is the crisis? If the debt ceiling isn’t limited Obama must cut spending. He has maxed out his credit cards.
The only crisis if that he wants more money to waste.
And the GOP is assisting him in this.
There hasn’t been a balanced budget since the sixties. The so called Clinton budget was smoke and mirrors and can be demonstrated as such since the national debt increased each year of his presidency.
#13
You got it right. We are faced with a bunch of thiefs and rogues who will do anything to preserve their position and power at our expense.
Tim commented:
What? Boehner was ready for “smaller” tax hikes? John needs to grow a pair and confront the Communist Obama head on. No tax hikes, no increase in the nations credit limit…folks the credit card is maxed out upping the your credit limit doesn’t address the root problem, which is UN-CONSTITUTIONAL SPENDING!!!
Hey Congress, it’s not your money!!