The Republicans are outlining priorities for the next Congress if voters return them to the majority. But how will the GOP show they really are different from the free-spending bunch that voters ran out of power just four years ago? And how will they avoid the slide from principled to complacent that afflicted them over 12 years in the majority the last time around? What’s the biggest message the party wants voters to hear? And do Republicans think they’ll be back in power next year? We ask Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer.
Archives for September 23, 2010
Pledges, Speeches and Write-ins
House Republicans are unveiling their promises if returned to the majority this year, one defeated Republican is mounting a write-in campaign and another is considering it and President Obama made the Middle East peace process the centerpiece of his speech to the United Nations General Assembly. We discuss all these topics and more with John Gizzi of Human Events.
GOP’s ‘Pledge to America’
With just 40 days remaining before the midterm elections, Republican House members and Congressional hopefuls are listing their goals and priorities for the coming Congress in a plan called “Pledge to America”. What is the national message the GOP is trying to communicate to voters? What is their plan to control federal spending? Can voters trust them just four years after firing Republicans in part over excessive spending? What would the GOP pursue after repealing the Obama health care laws? Would any aspects of the new law be part of a replacement plan? And could a Republican majority find any common ground with President Obama? We discuss it all with Georgia Rep. Tom Price, chairman of the Republican Study Committee.