No Surprise Here: House GOP Out of Session on One Year Anniversary in Majority with No Jobs Agenda
Did the House GOP spend their time this year delivering a jobs agenda? Not even close. All the middle class got was:
A vote to end the Medicare guarantee
Express-Times (Pennsylvania) – The Morning Note: Killing Medicare is not what Americans asked for from the new Congress
The Talk Radio News Service – House Dems Tell GOP "Hands Off Our Medicare"
USA Today – Republicans in Congress get earful on Medicare
Los Angeles Times – Paul Ryan's budget draws boos, highlights risk to GOP
The Brooklyn Paper - Bay Ridge to Grimm: Hands off our Medicare!
MarketWatch – More Costs, Fewer Benefits Likely for Medicare Seniors
National Journal – CBO Says Ryan Plan Would Raise Health Costs for Elderly
Protection for special interests and the wealthiest few
The Washington Post – Pearlstein: In budget debates, GOP runs afoul of fairness
Las Vegas Sun – The GOP makes a priority of tax breaks for the rich, corporations
NPR – GOP Objects To 'Millionaires Surtax'; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much
ThinkProgress – Paul Ryan Dodges Fox News' Questions About Whether He'll Eliminate Tax Breaks For Oil Companies
Los Angeles Times – Tax on millionaires gets hostile GOP reception
Roll Call – GOP Assails Obama's Millionaire Tax Plan
Made-up crisis after made-up crisis
Politico – GOP rebellion threatens spending proposal
ABC News – The Note: GOP Losing Ground In Battle Over Deficit
Talk Radio News Service – GOP'ers Pledge To Block CR Extension
ABC News – Top Republicans Walk Out of VP Biden's Debt Talks
Talking Points Memo – COLLAPSE: Boehner Pulls Debt Limit Bill Again, With Days Left Before Default
CBS News – John Boehner changes debt limit plan to secure Tea Party support
Eugene Robinson – The GOP's dangerous debt game
The New York Times – The Republican Wreckage
CBS News – House rejects payroll tax cut compromise
Los Angeles Times – House vote leaves fate of payroll tax break unclear
ThinkProgress – Boehner Rejects Bipartisan Senate Compromise, Puts Tax Cut For 160 Million Americans In Danger
And while Republicans have had no shortage of rhetoric on their job creation record…
Roll Call – GOP Eyes New Jobs Message
Politico – GOP retools 'cut-and-grow' message
Roll Call – New Jobs Narrative for GOP
Politico – GOPers fear losing jobs message war
...it simply doesn't match reality.