Sestak speaks on the State of the Union
Dave Schutzbank
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: News
In the days leading up to President Obama's State of the Union Address, US Senate candidate Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) filled the airwaves and television screens. The point of these public appearances was to discuss his thoughts and expectations of President Obama's speech. In anticipation of the speech, Congressman Sestak released the following statement:??"In 2008, America voted for change. Not just a change of parties or policies, but for a fundamental change in politics and the way we do business in Washington. America voted to end the systemic lack of oversight, transparency and accountability both in Congress and the previous Administration that brought about the crises we face today."
The day of the speech, Sestak explained, "This was not a mandate, but an opportunity a chance to put our principles over politics as usual, to restore faith in our nation's leaders and public institutions. Congress has not delivered. Too many in Washington have strayed from principled compromise to a compromise of principles... that it is jobs for American workers that matters, not our own. Tonight, the President has an opportunity to put our country back on a path of real change by declaring a renewed commitment to transparency and accountability and putting our focus back on America's working families."
Congressman Sestak also released his plans to "rein in deficit and debt spending while ensuring quality job creation with real income growth." This plan included implementing a statutory 'Pay-As-You-Go' rule that requires an offset for all new government spending. Sestak also supported "...strengthenining small business hiring, implements job share programs, saves jobs by closing state budget deficits and enduring consumer confidence by providing relief to job seekers."
Further plans include "addressing entitlement spending by reining in health care costs to prevent the federal debt from reaching 27.9 percent of GDP in 2050, from 46 percent of GDP at the end of fiscal year 2009" and closing "tax loopholes that ships jobs overseas by preventing corporations from deferring taxes on income earned by foreign subsidaries."
Further information on Congressman Sestak's reactions to the State of the Union address are available on his website.
The day of the speech, Sestak explained, "This was not a mandate, but an opportunity a chance to put our principles over politics as usual, to restore faith in our nation's leaders and public institutions. Congress has not delivered. Too many in Washington have strayed from principled compromise to a compromise of principles... that it is jobs for American workers that matters, not our own. Tonight, the President has an opportunity to put our country back on a path of real change by declaring a renewed commitment to transparency and accountability and putting our focus back on America's working families."
Congressman Sestak also released his plans to "rein in deficit and debt spending while ensuring quality job creation with real income growth." This plan included implementing a statutory 'Pay-As-You-Go' rule that requires an offset for all new government spending. Sestak also supported "...strengthenining small business hiring, implements job share programs, saves jobs by closing state budget deficits and enduring consumer confidence by providing relief to job seekers."
Further plans include "addressing entitlement spending by reining in health care costs to prevent the federal debt from reaching 27.9 percent of GDP in 2050, from 46 percent of GDP at the end of fiscal year 2009" and closing "tax loopholes that ships jobs overseas by preventing corporations from deferring taxes on income earned by foreign subsidaries."
Further information on Congressman Sestak's reactions to the State of the Union address are available on his website.