The Hill News

On Tuesday night, the President stood in the United States House of Representatives and delivered a speech calling for fiscal responsibility, deficit reduction and a government focused on freeing the private sector to create the good jobs our citizens need. The general philosophy advocated in the speech was hard for many to find disagreement with, and post-speech polling bore that out. A positive, upbeat speech extolling the merits of lower taxes, good jobs and optimism in America is what our citizens want to hear. But governing is about getting results, and Americans need to see action that matches the rhetoric.

As Governor of Virginia, I have worked with Republicans and Democrats to help navigate our state through these treacherous economic times. We have made progress. We cut $6 billion out of our last two budgets, reduced state spending to 2006 levels, and now have a $403 million surplus. We rejected tax increase proposals, cut spending, and focused our gov! ernment on its core functions.

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