Coats Calls on President and Senate to Lead

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today joined fellow Republicans on the Senate floor to discuss the president and Senate’s failure to lead on the challenges facing America:

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Below is a transcript of Senator Coats’ speech:

“Americans have endured four years of the worst recession we have seen over the last 70 years in this country. Twenty-three million Americans are either unemployed or underemployed and millions more have simply given up finding a job. And what is the president’s response in the face of all this?  Reject every plan presented, and instead spend five trillion dollars of borrowed money, leading our country into decline and ultimately into bankruptcy. What is the Democrat-led Senate’s response? Avoid all efforts to formulate a plan to address this problem. This is one of the most critical, if not the most critical issue facing this country in our history.  The American public is desperate for new leadership, both from the White House and from the United States Senate. Leadership is absolutely necessary if we are to restore our nation to growth and prosperity and get our people back to work.”

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