Rep. Rooney Takes the 'Pledge to America'; Read It Here

Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, hailed the Republican Party's "Pledge to America" today, saying:

For the last two years, the American people have been speaking out against the Washington agenda of more spending, more borrowing and more taxes. They have clamored for new ideas and better solutions, but the majority party has ignored their voices.

Floridians deserve a new agenda that puts their priorities above growing the size and scope of the federal government.A 'Pledge to America' sets forward a new set of priorities to create jobs, rein in spending, provide strong national security, repeal and replace the flawed health care bill, and change the culture of a dysfunctional Congress.

Following is a summary of the GOP agenda.

Our Plan to End the Uncertainty and Create Incentives for Job Growth
Permanently stop all job-killing tax hikes.
Give small businesses a 20 percent tax deduction.
Rein in Washington red tape by requiring congressional approval of costly federal regulations.
Repeal job-killing small-business mandates.
Our Plan to Stop Out-of-Control Spending and Reduce the Size of Government
Immediately cancel unspent stimulus spending, end TARP, and end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Roll back non-defense spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels and establish a hard cap on new discretionary spending.
Cut Congress budget and impose a net hiring freeze on nonsecurity federal employees.
Hold weekly votes on spending cuts, root out government waste, and sunset outdated and duplicative programs.
Our Plan to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
Repeal the $1 trillion Obamacare.
Enact medical liability reform.
Allow American families and small businesses to purchase health insurance across state lines.
Expand health savings accounts.
Ensure access for patients with pre-existing conditions.
Permanently prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion.
Our Plan to Reform Congress and Restore Trust
Publish all bills online for three days before votes.
Require each bill to include a clause citing the specific constitutional authority that justifies it.
Make it easier to cut spending by allowing any lawmaker to offer amendments to reduce spending.
End omnibus bills that package unpopular issues with must-pass legislation.
Our Plan to Keep Our Nation Secure at Home and Abroad
Pass clean troop-funding bills.
Keep Guantanamo detainees off American soil.
Try foreign terrorists in military, not civilian, court, and block efforts to extend Miranda rights to foreign terrorists.
Fully fund missile defense.
Require tough enforcement of sanctions against Iran.
Take control of our border by enforcing our laws and giving Border Control the tools and authorities it needs.
Work with state and local officials to enforce immigration laws.
Strengthen visa security to stop terrorists like the Christmas Day bomber.