PAOLI, PA – Steve Welch, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District, made the following statement about President Obama’s State of the Union address:

“I am glad that President Obama is starting to recognize the importance of getting government spending under control, though he has only scratched the surface. In order to truly stimulate job growth and help turn this economy around, the President needs to provide a clear plan that will balance the budget and rein in spending, and not based on increasing the size and scope of government.

“Before small businesses and entrepreneurs can create more quality jobs, they need to know what the rules of the road will be. President Obama should abandon any policies that would destroy jobs, which include ‘cap-and-trade’ and EFCA. He should focus the efforts of health care reform on reigning in costs, which will in turn lead to increased coverage.

“We simply need our government to ensure free markets, not interfere with them.”

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