House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement that he will today send Congress the text of legislation outlined in his remarks to a Joint Session last Thursday.

“While we have a different vision for what is needed to support job creation in our country, we appreciate the President’s pledge to transmit legislation to Congress and will immediately request that it be scored by the Congressional Budget Office.  Once we receive CBO’s analysis, we can begin the important work of reviewing the various elements of his proposal.  The record of the economic proposals enacted during the last Congress necessitates careful examination of the President’s latest plan as well as consideration of alternative measures that may more effectively support private-sector job creation.  It is my hope that we will be able to work together to put in place the best ideas of both parties and help put Americans back to work.  In the meantime, the House will continue its work to remove government barriers to private-sector job creation, and we will continue to call on our colleagues in the Democratic-led Senate to take action on the numerous job creation bills passed by the House that await consideration in their chamber.”