Since President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader Reid forced their “stimulus” through Congress, over 3 million jobs have been lost. The President’s budget racked up more debt than the previous 43 Presidents combined, the Speaker forced House Democrats to vote for a job killing national energy tax, and most recently, House Democrats passed a trillion dollar health care bill that raises taxes, increases health care costs, and spends another trillion dollars that we do not have. Republicans have voted against the Democrats’ failed policies while at the same time offering proven job-creating legislation every step of the way. Our ideas to reinvigorate the economy and create jobs include: tax relief for working families; help for America's small businesses; assistance for the unemployed and a plan to stabilize home values.

Over a trillion dollars spent later, Democrats now say they want to focus on jobs. They are calling for a ‘do over’ on their first stimulus by talking about another stimulus bill that we fear will again increase the deficit and not create jobs. Strangely, President Obama told the Associated Press that job creation is not the goal of his jobs forum on December 3. Well, it should be.

Democrats continue to show the American people just how out of touch they are with the reality faced by small businesses and working families. People across this country are tired of Washington getting in the way of job creation. Want businesses to start hiring? Democrats should stop threatening them with massive tax hikes. Worried about continued unemployment? Democrats should stop talking about job killing energy taxes in their cap & trade bill. Think that Washington should focus on jobs? Democrats should stop wasting month after month arguing amongst themselves over a health care plan that families, workers, and seniors in this country don’t support.

Tomorrow afternoon, the House Economic Recovery Solutions group will meet again to continue to develop real common-sense solutions to the economic challenges facing our nation. Republicans have been focused on small business job creators, working families, and fixing our economy from day one. And time and again, Democrats have taken a “my way or the highway” approach. And that approach has not only failed to create jobs, but has blown up the deficit to alarming levels. We would welcome Democrats finally joining us to help get Americans back to work – if they do so in a responsible manner.

Serious problems require serious solutions, not public relations tours, press events, and empty “jobs bills” that focus more on titles than substance. The majority simply doesn’t get it.