From The Morning GrindHouse Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will accuse Democrats of failing to provide answers to pressing issues such as the economy and the war on terror, in an afternoon speech at the Heritage Foundation.
"We believe in a future built on pillars of freedom and responsibility, in which the initiative of millions of Americans is unleashed to improve the quality of all our lives beyond what we can currently imagine," Boehner will say in his speech before the conservative think tank, according to excerpts of his remarks provided to the Grind. "Because we believe in that future, we're willing to do the hard work necessary to get there and provide solutions on the budget, to keep taxes low, to secure our nation's borders, and to win the global war on terror."
On the issue of national security, Boehner claims it is Republicans not Democrats who have the answers on how to protect the nation.
"It's important to note what separates Republicans from Capitol Hill Democrats," Boehner will say. "Republicans recognize the threat and have constructed policies reliant on strength and purpose. Democrats have instead blundered towards an empty and cosmetic mindset that underscores a shared devotion to a weak and indecisive foreign policy forever queasy about America's role in the world."
Boehner acknowledges that there are some Republicans who oppose reforming the earmark process, but he will blame Democrats for refusing to "join Republicans in exercising fiscal restraint." The Ohio Republican will also highlight the House GOP's tough stand on immigration reform, which is not supported by President Bush.
"House Republicans have worked to fix our broken immigration system by passing a strong bill that secures our borders and strictly enforces our laws," Boehner will say. "Real reform means re-establishing basic respect for America's immigration laws."
