President Obama Slams House GOP Over Unfinished Business

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Source: ABC News

President Obama is blasting lawmakers for leaving Washington for a six-week recess ahead of the November election without acting on his proposals to boost job creation and jump-start the economy.

“Without much fanfare, members of the House of Representatives banged a gavel, turned out the lights and rushed home, declaring their work finished for now,” Obama said in his weekly address. “If that frustrates you, it should – because their work isn’t finished.”

“Apparently, some members of Congress are more worried about their jobs and their paychecks this campaign season than they are about yours,” he added.

If Congress had “gotten its act together,” the president said, lawmakers would have extended tax cuts for the middle class and passed a farm bill to aid ranchers and farmers hit by natural disasters.



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Weekly Address: Congress Must Act to Create Jobs and Grow the Economy

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[LTR]

1. He needs to slam Congress more

People try to blame Obama for the economy. I blame Congress. They're more concerned with trying to make Obama look bad than getting this country back on its feet.

[Hubert Flottz]

3. Yes, like about once a day.

I hope he's finally seen that there is not going to be any bipartisan help from the GOP, for working class Americans. I wish the voters would come to understand that too, by election day.

Time for the full court press Mr. president!

[Qutzupalotl]

13. And this would be a geeat time to start

since Congress can "do nothing" until November...

...and people are starting to look at downticket races...

...and Boehner knows we smell blood in the water. November will not be pretty for Republicans.

[BlueStreak]

7. More often, but not nastier

I think this adult tome really works for him. He just needs to escalate it. But with Mitt having some new meltdown almost every day, there hasn't been a great opportunity to make this message. We're heading into the final stretch. I bet this will a key message.

I'd like to see this ramp up to the point that he adds, "And friends, if the Republicans won't or can't do the job, I need you to give me a Congress that WILL dill its job."

[Ilsa]

2. I can't fathom how any agricultural producer

could vote for a member of the GOP in the House. The GOP is useless. And they are willing to let small farmers , pork producers, and cattle ranchers go belly-up. So much for traditional values.

I hope they choke on their $14/lb certified angus.

[Cosmocat]

6. Just one of a NEVER ENDING

stream of constituent groups that are pretty solid and reliable republican voters that are willing to have the Rs use them as political beach balls and still believe the evil liberal boogeyman is all that is wrong with this country.

[Ilsa]

8. A very tiny poll I saw last night shows that

Boehner's inaction might cost them votes. There was a poll on a very limited-use Ag site, and more than 50% indicated that this situation is causing them to reconsider their vote in November.

But alas, it was a very small poll.

[Cosmocat]

9. I would hope

that they are paying attention and actually vote their interests - as with military folks who saw the jack arses in the senate put the fork in the vet bill ...

[democrat_patriot]

4. He needs to slam the REPUBLICAN RUN congress more. Name Boner/Cantor etc. directly.

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[polichick]

5. These guys shouldn't be drawing a paycheck - what a scam!

[LuckyLib]

10. And after the elections, it will be the holiday season where they are concerned.

Why work now -- they've been sitting on their asses for four years!

[DallasNE]

11. This Is So Stupid Of The GOP

Not acting on the farm bill will hurt them in States like Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio, most of which are battleground States. Obstruction is not a policy but a tactic and will come home to haunt the GOP big time.