Boehner Praises 'Contract From America'
GOP Leader: "Every lawmaker -- Republican, Democrat, and Independent -- should consider the 'Contract from America' required reading and heed its call for a return to the principles on which our nation was founded."
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WASHINGTON, April 15 /Standard Newswire/ -- House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement praising the Tea Party Patriots' 'Contract from America':
- "This 'Contract from America' captures the American people's frustration with a government that has grown too big, too costly, and too arrogant. It is culled directly from the voices of Americans who have said 'enough' to permanent bailouts, 'enough' to government takeovers, and 'enough' to wasteful Washington spending.
"This document is just the latest example of how the Tea Party movement has done this nation a great service by giving Americans who believe their government is no longer listening to them a platform to come together that transcends party and ideology. Republican elected officials must continue to listen to them, stand with them, and walk among them.
"Every lawmaker -- Republican, Democrat, and Independent -- should consider the 'Contract from America' required reading and heed its call for a return to the principles on which our nation was founded."