Responding to State of the Union Address, Ander Crenshaw Hammers Obama on Fiscal Issues

Republican members of the Florida congressional delegation joined U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in hammering President Barack Obama on fiscal issues after the State of the Union address on Tuesday.

In a detailed speech, Americans heard the presidents blueprint for our nation. He says the right thing, but will he do the right thing and put citizens back to work, cut spending, and reduce the debt? asked U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw. For nearly two years, the jobless rate has hovered around 9 percent, and the national debt has exploded to nearly $14 trillion. No more room exists for flawed tax-and-spend policy that would only push these numbers higher, raid the pocketbooks of Americans, and further damage our economy.

Since early January, I have joined my Republican colleagues in fulfilling our promise to help individuals, families, and businesses that have been hurting, added Crenshaw. We voted to cut committee, leadership, and member office budgets by 5 percent, saving taxpayers $35 million. We voted to repeal and replace the presidents health care law with common-sense reforms that can save taxpayers $2.6 trillion. And, we voted to eliminate $35 million in wasteful government printing practices by relying on available technology instead.

These are concrete steps that will help move the country to stable economic ground, continued Crenshaw. We cant continue to borrow and spend our way to prosperity. I know it, and the American people know it, too. Weve got to tighten our fiscal belt. I am eager to keep moving in a positive direction and am hoping the president and Democrats will join in this journey.

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