Republicans might not pursue as many of the symbolic resolutions that traditionally dominate the congressional schedule, the No. 2 House Republican said Monday.
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the likely incoming House majority leader, criticized many of the symbolic resolutions congratulating sports teams and other items as something in which the new Republican majority has no interest.
"The Republicans who make up our new majority did not run for Congress to provide a subsidy to a particular industry or interest; to continue the same federal programs and agencies that are failing our citizens and bankrupting our children and grandchildren; or to spend our time congratulating collegiate basketball teams for having a good season — even if we happened to be a fan," Cantor wrote Monday in an op-ed for AOL News.
The elimination of many of the symbolic votes could significantly free up the House schedule. Votes on those resolutions are fairly routine, and in the first day of the lame-duck Congress, the House has scheduled three such measures for a vote: "Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment Center," "Honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act," and "Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of Ruby Bridges desegregating a previously all-white public elementary school."
They want to focus on jobs, you see. All they have to do is eliminate as much government spending as possible and this will somehow create millions of private sector jobs. They're not exactly sure how that works yet, but this is why they need the extra time saved by not dealing with silly resolutions. To recap, the GOP House Plan:
1) Eliminate resolutions congratulating sports teams.
2) ????
3) Jobs!
Hey, it's what you voted for, remember? They guys are serious, yo. Serious enough to get the Fed out of the maximizing employment business. Serious Republicans (and possible Presidential candidates) like Rep. Mike Pence:
""I appreciate the independence of the Fed, but I think it might be time to reconsider the dual mandate of the Fed, that was established in 1977. I think we ought to get the Fed back in the business of focusing on price stability and preventing inflation and not also on this dual mandate of full employment for the country. It's creating confusion here. Printing money is no substitute for sound fiscal policy. That's all we are really doing here and I think the reason you are seeing leaders across the country, and leaders across the world denouncing this action by the Fed is because they know it's going to be inflationary, and it seems to be an effort to monetize our debt."
We have to take the Fed out of the employment game so that Congress can step in and create jobs using that plan I outlined above. You know, so that Republicans can fix the economy. They'll get you the details on that just as soon as they can. In fact, they'll tell you after you vote the GOP into controlling all of Congress and the White House.
But it's a great plan. They've got top men working on it.
Top. Men.
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boy. those commenters over at zero hedge are crazy. CRAZY.
They are a tad bit zealous over there.
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