House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) latched onto remarks from President Barack Obama’s Friday morning news conference, during which Obama said that the private sector is “doing fine” but problems remain due to cuts to state and local governments.
“My question would be to the president, are you kidding?” Cantor said during a press conference held jointly with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) Friday afternoon on Capitol Hill. “Did he see the job numbers that came out last week? The private sector is not doing fine. And, frankly, I’d ask the president to stop engaging in the blame game. It’s not because of the headwinds of Europe. It’s not, despite his attempt and his party’s attempts here in Congress, it is not because of House Republicans. It’s because of the failed stimulus policies and other items in his agenda that small businesses in this country just aren’t growing.”
