Americans can rest assured the House of Representatives is continuing to "get things done" — a prime example being Thursday's vote on a pro-growth, balanced budget, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday at a press briefing in Washington.
The Ohio Republican added the vote was the latest in a series of moves to help the economy grow and create more jobs.
"Here in the People's House, we continue to get things done for the American people. After enacting the first entitlement reform in nearly two decades, we're starting the appropriations process earlier than at any time since 1974," Boehner told reporters.
"We're also making progress on cybersecurity, reauthorizing our foreign intelligence capabilities, and have a real opportunity to work together on trade."
He said today's vote will signify the first joint 10-year balanced budget plan since 2001. But there is additional work to be done, according to Boehner.
"Just yesterday, we saw GDP figures that reflect what many middle-class families are going through: running in place and getting nowhere. Frankly, I think it's unacceptable," he said.
"America needs real growth, and that means real pro-growth policies to fix the tax code, expand American energy production, and solve our spending problem. All of those things are in this balanced budget.
"As the Majority Leader has noted, in our first 100 days, both the full House and our committees essentially doubled their output from the last Congress. We've got a lot left to do, but we're listening to the American people and we're getting things done."
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