House Republicans Continue To Critique Obama's Jobs Plan

By Lisa Kellman

House Republicans blasted President Obama’s recent push to get a piecemeal version of his American Jobs Act passed through a divided Congress. 
 
“Unfortunately, while the president is riding around on his Canadian-made bus giving political speaches.  It’s the president’s own regulations that have been standing in the way of our job creators,” Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) told reporters at a Wednesday press conference.

Scalise and a group of House Republicans introduced the “Jobs Through Growth Act” that calls for regulatory, energy and tax policy reform and adds a “grow” measure to their jobs plan, the “Cut, Cap, and Balance.”

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) blamed President Obama’s “garbage” regulations for the difficulties American startup companies are currently facing, saying “the government has wrapped our economy in red tape.”

Lummis and her fellow Republicans vetoed Obama’s American Jobs Act nearly a month ago. Since then, Republicans have been determined to create their own jobs bill that conforms more closely to their own values.

“Mr President, if you don’t want to create 25,000 jobs, we’re going to make sure they’re created whether or not you’re going to continue standing in our way,” warned Scalise said of reports that that Obama would make the final decision on the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline.