Their decision not to feature a singular response to President Obama’s speech on job creation Thursday shows that Republicans don’t expect there to be much to respond to, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Wednesday.
“I suspect what it means is that the Speaker does not expect to hear much to respond to,” Blunt said on Fox News. “So far there’s no indication that anything extraordinary is going to happen in what should be an extraordinary moment — calling a joint session of Congress to make new economic proposals after you’ve already been president for two and a half years.”
On Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner
’s (R-Ohio) office
announced that there would be no singular Republican response to Obama
’s speech, in which he plans to announce new plans for job creation.
“Every Member of Congress, and — more importantly — the American people, will provide a reaction to the president’s address,
” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said Tuesday in a news release.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the GOP’s decision not to offer a formal response
“disrespectful.
”“I think we’ll see if the speech deserves a response,
” Blunt continued.
“My guess is that the Speaker’s right. There’ll be plenty of time on Friday to respond. Let’s see what the president says on Thursday night, and then believe me, there’ll be plenty of time to respond.
”
