President Obama blasted Congressional Republicans on Tuesday for their failure to bring legislative matters up for a vote, taunting them threatening more executive actions.
Time reports: “Speaking in the shadow of the Key Bridge in Washington to urge Congress to act on funding for the Federal Highway Trust Fund, Obama said the American people have good reason to believe that the nation’s political system is rigged against them.”
The President noted:
So far this year, Republicans in Congress have blocked or voted down every serious idea to strengthen the middle class—not ideas that are unique to me. They’re not—you know, this isn’t Obama Bridge. It’s Key Bridge. But the Republicans have said no to raising the minimum wage, have said no to fair pay. They’ve said no to extending unemployment insurance for over 3 million Americans looking for a new job.”
Speaking of the plight of the middle class in the face of Congressional inaction, Obama added:
And as long as they [Congress] insist on taking no action whatsoever that will help anybody, I am going to keep on taking actions on my own that will help the middle class, like the actions I’ve already taken to speed up construction projects and attract new manufacturing jobs, and lift workers’ wages, and help students pay off their student loans. And they criticize me for this. Boehner sued me for this. And I told him I’d rather do things with you; pass some laws; make sure the Highway Trust Fund is funded so we don’t lay off hundreds of thousands of workers.
It’s not that hard. Middle-class families can’t wait for Republicans in Congress to do stuff. So sue me. As long as they’re doing nothing, I’m not going to apologize for trying to do something.”
You can watch the President speaking, below:
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