House GOP: Senate Snubbing Jobs Bills

By Tim Young

Republican leaders continued to criticize Senate Democrats Wednesday for their apparent refusal to vote on legislation passed in the lower chamber.

“The House has [passed] 20 bills that would help create a better environment for job creation in this country and they are sitting in the United States Senate,” said Boehner, who was accompanied by fellow House Republicans Eric Cantor (R-VA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), John Kline (R-MN) and Kristi Noem (R-SD).

Boehner, who called on the Senate to consider all of the current legislation, said that three more bills would be passed this week with bipartisan support, similar to the previous 20.

Agreeing with the Speaker, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that by the end of this week, the House of Representatives will have passed 25 bills which would encourage job creation that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “refuses to take up.”

Boehner was asked if he would potentially switch up his approach after criticism from Senate Republican Lindsey Graham (SC) who stated, “Fifteen bills coming from the House that no one ever heard of — including me — is probably not the best marketing plan.”  

Boehner replied to this, insisting that his current plan will create jobs and that House Republicans “will continue to do the right thing for the American people.”