“The President sent us a bill that he knew would never be returned to his desk.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the President’s second stimulus bill failed to move forward:

“Today’s vote was a clear rebuke of this Administration’s failed economic policies.  The President sent us a bill that he knew would never be returned to his desk.  Instead of working with us on a new, responsible approach to job creation, he pushed for a wasteful spending plan that’s paid for by taxing America’s job creators.   

“Senators from both sides of the aisle have repeatedly made it clear that more stimulus spending and massive tax increases won’t create jobs or solve America’s economic crisis.   It’s time for the White House to get the message.  We need to work together on legislation that will help the private sector create jobs without further breaking Washington’s bank.  

“Republicans have good ideas.  The Senate Western Caucus Jobs Frontier report includes forty bills that will create over three million jobs at virtually no cost to the tax payer.  We should act on this legislation now.”

###