Mitt Romney: New GOP Majority Needs to Focus on Economy

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who appears to be ready to launch a second bid at the Republican presidential nomination, stressed on Wednesday that the new Republican majority in the U.S. House needs to focus on the economy.

We face many challenges, but in no area is leadership more important than in addressing the economy and the need for new jobs, noted Romney. Lets face it: Washington has become a job-killing beast. It is slowly but surely smothering the very pioneering, entrepreneurial spirit that made America the freest, strongest nation on earth. Fortunately, we took the first step in slaying that job-killing beast by electing a Republican majority to the United States House of Representatives last November.But reclaiming majority control of the House is just the first step. We have a lot of work to do to change Washington and get our economy back on track.

Romneys focus on the economy is no surprise -- he put years in at a management consultant firm before running for office. Its an area where he hopes to have a leg up on his competitors for the Republican nomination. Look for Romney to talk up economic solutions in the coming months as he starts hitting the campaign trail.