Friday
Mar052010
Romney: Obama Should Have Focused On Jobs First, Not Health Care
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 5:09PM
By Antonia Aguilar - University of New Mexico/ Talk Radio News Service
The Obama administration should have attempted to spur job creation prior to pursuing health care reform, according to Massachusetts' former Republican Governor Mitt Romney, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in the last election cycle.
“Given the priorities that we faced at the time of his inauguration, I probably wouldn’t have suggested spending all that time... devoted to discussions on health care,” said Romney during an appearance before the National Press Club. “The first [priority] had to be to get the economy back on track and create jobs.”
Romney charged that current proposals intended to stimulate job creation have thus far served more as deterrents to investors within the private sector.
“I think this has been the most anti-investment, anti-entrepreneur, anti-employment, anti-job agenda since the days of Jimmy Carter," said Romney. "It has prolonged the recession and made it more difficult for us to recover."
Romney proposed deficit reduction, energy independence and education investments as remedies for the nation's economic woes.
The former governor is widely considered a presidential contender for 2012.
The Obama administration should have attempted to spur job creation prior to pursuing health care reform, according to Massachusetts' former Republican Governor Mitt Romney, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in the last election cycle.
“Given the priorities that we faced at the time of his inauguration, I probably wouldn’t have suggested spending all that time... devoted to discussions on health care,” said Romney during an appearance before the National Press Club. “The first [priority] had to be to get the economy back on track and create jobs.”
Romney charged that current proposals intended to stimulate job creation have thus far served more as deterrents to investors within the private sector.
“I think this has been the most anti-investment, anti-entrepreneur, anti-employment, anti-job agenda since the days of Jimmy Carter," said Romney. "It has prolonged the recession and made it more difficult for us to recover."
Romney proposed deficit reduction, energy independence and education investments as remedies for the nation's economic woes.
The former governor is widely considered a presidential contender for 2012.
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