Rep. Robert Aderholt on what he wished President Obama had addressed in Alabama: AL in DC
President Barack Obama spoke to a cheering crowd in Birmingham this afternoon, spending the bulk of his time addressing new regulations related to payday loans.
If it was up to Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, Obama would take a closer look at his policies that could have lasting economic impact instead of "Band Aid" regulations.
"President Obama is looking to regulate the symptoms of the years of sluggish economic recovery instead of addressing the root causes. An overreaching EPA is closing coal fired steam plants and the jobs that go with it. Unfair trade practices are wreaking havoc in the steel and iron industries. It appears that Obamacare is driving up the cost of healthcare for millions and millions of people, while shrinking their paychecks," Aderholt said.
"These policies have cost companies to lose jobs as close as the steel plant just 20 minutes from where the President's plane landed. Instead of speaking to those workers, today's ceremony was about more regulations."
Palmer weighs in on POTUS
Aderholt wasn't he only one wishing the president would address economic growth in a different way.
"After more than six years of President Obama's Administration, I believe he has taken the wrong approach," Rep. Gary Palmer said. "Recovery from the recession has been historically slow, and millions have dropped out of the workforce. The brunt of this stagnant economy has fallen primarily on the poor.
"The President's response to this has been to impose economy stifling environmental regulations that are driving up energy costs that are particularly hard on senior citizens and low to middle income families. This is precisely the wrong approach."
Sewell gets a new ride
Rep. Terri Sewell joined Birmingham Mayor William Bell on Air Force One today. Sewell and Rep. Martha Roby hosted the president in Selma earlier this month and recently, her name came up as possible replacement for Nancy Pelosi. That's quite a month.