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Republicans slam Obama's first 100 days
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 02 - 05 - 2009


Republicans say President Barack Obama's
first 100 days in office can be summed up in three words:
spending, taxing and borrowing, AP reported.
In the party's weekly radio and Internet address, Rep.
Lynn Jenkins chided Obama and Democrats in Congress for
pushing through a $787 billion stimulus package and a $3
trillion federal budget for next year that she said will
waste taxpayers' dollars and burden future generations.
«The plans they've passed in the first 100 days will add
more to our nation's public debt than all previous
presidents combined in 200-plus years,» the Kansas
Republican said. «They've taken away President Obama's
promised middle-class tax cut and paved the way for a new
national energy tax to be paid by every American who dares
to flip on a light switch.»
Pointing to the stimulus package, Jenkins contended
millions of dollars have already needlessly gone for a
homeless program in a town which doesn't have such a
problem, an artwalk in New York as well as sidewalks and
trash cans outside a Michigan casino.
«This bill was supposed to be about jobs, but it's gone
off the rails in practically no time at all,» she said.
«It's quickly turning into a symbol of everything wrong
with Washington, D.C. _ unchecked spending, no
accountability and oversight.»
Jenkins said Republicans believe they can help rebuild
people's savings, revitalize the housing market and create
«twice as many jobs as the Democrats' 'stimulus' at half
the cost.»
«Middle-class families and small businesses across
America are tightening their belts and making sacrifices
each and every day during this recession, and Republicans
believe that it's time for Washington to do the same,» she
said.


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