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U.S. Senator John Barrasso
The Only Way to Break Washington Gridlock:
A Republican Senate
Republicans have an excellent
opportunity to win enough seats
next Tuesday to control the
United States Senate.

Veterans scandal and other
serious crises, people are
looking for steady and effective
leadership.

That’s good news because a
Republican Senate is the only
way Washington is going to
actually get anything significant
done for the American people in
the next two years.

As former Senate Majority
Leader Bob Dole once said,
“Leadership entails responsibility;
above all, the responsibility to
be responsible.”

If Americans listen to President
Obama and Democrats, they
might believe a Republican
controlled House and Senate
means the atmosphere in
Washington will become even
more toxic. The only way to break
the gridlock in Washington is
with a Republican majority in the
Senate.
Six years into the Obama
presidency, Americans
understand that a flashy
messaging campaign doesn’t
deliver real change. In the midst
of the ISIS threat, the Ebola
outbreak, the

The president has relied upon
Democratic Majority Leader
Harry Reid to serve as his
legislative barricade on Capitol
Hill. This partnership has
not benefited the President’s
approval ratings, his legacy or
more importantly the American
people. Under Reid’s leadership,
the Senate has become a
place where good ideas go to
die. He doesn’t hold real votes,
he micromanages Committee
Chairmen, and backtracks on
his promises that his Senate will
show up to work.

“Leadership entails responsbility;
above all, the responsibility to
be responsible. ”
- Bob Dole,
Former Senate Majority Leader

Republicans are focused on getting
Congress working again and forcing
the President to make decisions
on the important policy issues that
matter most to Americans.
We will show that we can govern.
We will deliver action, competence
and accomplishment – and repeat
the process again and again. We will
hold consequential votes. We will
pass appropriations bills. And we will
conduct valuable oversight.
Jobs will be our first priority. A clear,
bipartisan majority in the U.S. House
of Representatives has passed a
long list of bills to help Americans get
back to work. We will send jobs bills
to the President for his signature.
If he wants to veto them, he’ll have
to explain why he doesn’t support
measures to help put Veterans back
to work, lower our highest corporate
tax rate in the world and roll back red
tape that stifles economic growth.
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