Speaker of the House John Boehner and soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have a joint op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal where the two Republicans outline the steps they will take in the coming weeks to “prove the skeptics wrong” and address “head-on many of the most pressing challenges facing the country.”
Here’s a summary from Mark Knoller of CBS News:
In @WSJ op-ed, Boehner and McConnell say next Congress will focus first on jobs and the economy. Also on repealing ObamaCare.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2014
Boehner/McConnell says House-passed bills left idle in the Dem Senate the last 2 years are a starting point for the new GOP Congress.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2014
Boehner/McConnell say the priorities of the 114th Congress will include reforming the "insanely complex tax code" that drives jobs overseas.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2014
The two GOP leaders say they'll also focus on the National Debt "that has Americans stealing from their children and grandchildren."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2014
"January will bring the oppty to begin anew," say Boehner/McConnell. They pledge to "prove the skeptics wrong" that nothing will get done.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2014
Also of note, Speaker Boehner will hold a press conference today at 1:15 p.m. EST where we’re sure to hear more about the Republican legislative agenda:
Tune in to http://t.co/QTx43bqZv5 at 1:15 pm ET today for a live press briefing.
— John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) November 6, 2014
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