Republican Radio Address 10-03-09

[0:01] ..." congresswoman Candice Miller and I am very proud to represent Michigan tenth congressional district. Yesterday the federal government reported that hundreds of thousands of Americans were laid off during the month of September. All told. Our"...

[0:47] ..." It's now teetering on the verge of 10%. And in Michigan. Are unemployment rate is the nation's highest at fifteen point 2%. He didn't have to be this way. Republicans offered better ideas to help working"...

[1:50] ..." cap and trade. National energy tax it would increase electricity bills raise gasoline prices and shipped more American jobs overseas. According to the Obama administration's own estimates. This national energy tax would cost American households an"...

[2:32] ..." With cuts to Medicare benefits for seniors and massive new taxes on small business owners. Republicans have offered fiscally responsible solutions that address these serious challenges head on. While protecting American jobs instead of putting them at"...

[0:00]" Hello I'm congresswoman Candice Miller and I am very proud to represent Michigan tenth congressional district. Yesterday the federal government reported that hundreds of thousands of Americans were laid off during the month of September. All told. Our economy has lost roughly. Three million private sector jobs since President Obama and speaker Nancy -- these trillion dollar stimulus plan became law. At the time the people of Michigan we're told that this so called stimulus would create jobs in our state immediately. More than 100000 of them. Well now local economists say that we are on track to lose 300000. Jobs just this year alone. And while the American people were promised that the stimulus would prevent unemployment from rising about 8%. It's now teetering on the verge of 10%. And in Michigan. Are unemployment rate is the nation's highest at fifteen point 2%. He didn't have to be this way. Republicans offered better ideas to help working families and small businesses across our country weather this storm. In fact according to a formula created by one of president Obama's senior economic advisers. Our economic recovery plan would have created twice the jobs at half the cost. Our plan is based on the belief that fast acting tax relief is the most effective way to put our economy back on track. It focuses on helping small businesses create jobs not spending more taxpayer dollars to expand government. And now at a time when both parties should be squarely focused on getting Americans back to work. Democrats are actually redoubling their efforts to implement job killing policies. That will stretch family budgets even further and piled more debt on our children and our grandchildren. Making its way through congress is -- cap and trade. National energy tax it would increase electricity bills raise gasoline prices and shipped more American jobs overseas. According to the Obama administration's own estimates. This national energy tax would cost American households an extra 1700 dollars per year. There could not be a worst time to -- additional pain on families struggling to make ends meet. Of course -- costly government takeover of health care remains the centerpiece of Democrats domestic agenda. And when I -- costly I mean for you and for your families. Washington Democrats intend to fund their government run health care plan. With cuts to Medicare benefits for seniors and massive new taxes on small business owners. Republicans have offered fiscally responsible solutions that address these serious challenges head on. While protecting American jobs instead of putting them at risk. You know a Washington Democrats job killing agenda. Makes me think that they are living on a different planet from the families living in America suffering heartland. In McComb county in Michigan where I'm from you can just feel the anxiety. Our seniors have had no choice but to put off long planned retirements and to continue working. While our children our very future are moving away in search of a job any job. This isn't a change that the American people were promised. Republicans help that the president. And speaker Pelosi will put aside their job killing agenda and help promote policies to get Americans working again. I'm congresswoman Candice Miller thanks for listening."