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."