Texas GOP Asks Boehner to Stand
Firm
In consultation with the State Republican Executive Committee, Chairman
Munisteri has sent a letter to Speaker Boehner on behalf of the Texas
Republican Party urging him to insist on significant spending cuts as part
of any future agreements in the House of Representatives.
The
Chairman and the SREC felt it was important that the Speaker of the House
understand that the Texas GOP's ability to have electoral success is
dependent on policy success both at the state and national levels. The
leadership of the Texas GOP felt it important that the Speaker understand
that average grassroots activists are counting on a Republican House of
Representatives as a backstop to constrain out of control government
growth and spending. Chairman Munisteri stated after releasing the letter
that “at this point, what is done is done, so I personally am not so much
interested in assigning blame as I am in preventing any further missteps
by House Leadership. I felt it was important to let the Speaker know that
going forward, we expect the Republican-led House to draw the line against
the tax-and-spend policies of the Democrat-led Senate and White House, and
to be a strong advocate for responsible spending cuts and effectively deal
with an outrageously high federal deficit. I am hopeful that House
leadership will get the message and that together all of us can work
toward reducing the size of the nation’s deficit."
![Letter to Boehner](chairmanupdate/Letter_to_Boehner.jpg)
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