Boehner Says Obama Doesn't Get It

By AJ Swartwood

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) continued to criticize President Barack Obama over his economic proposals on Thursday.

“I don’t think the President and his economic team get it,” Boehner said. “Our economy is struggling to create jobs, and all the spending is one of the reasons why.”

Since the White House announced earlier this month a $50 billion infrastructure plan aimed at immediately creating jobs, Boehner has been on the attack, blasting the administration for proposing more investments. The Republican leader countered last week with a proposal of his own to extend tax cuts on all Americans for at least two years, and to return spending to pre-2008 levels.

“If the President wants to talk about new ideas for creating jobs, lets start with this one, lets try cutting spending instead of clinging to the worn out notion that we can spend our way back to prosperity,” Boehner said.

Boehner, who has backtracked on comments he made last Sunday suggesting he may be open to supporting tax cuts for only the middle class, reiterated his party’s pledge to support tax cuts for all.

“That’s our big focus,” he said.