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"This is Mitch Daniels, governor of Indiana. "The role of the loyal opposition is important in our democracy. It imposes a duty to wish for the nation's success, to express not just disagreements, but agreements where they exist, and to leave partisanship at the water's edge. "I do wish President Obama well. I support his education reform ideas, anti-fraud initiative in social programs, and the great example he and his family are setting for families across America. And I endorse wholeheartedly his stated commitment to 'government that works.'

Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) Delivers Weekly Republican Address WASHINGTON - Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) delivers the Weekly Republican Address. Enclosed below is a link to the audio file, You Tube link to the video, and text of the address. Audio of the address is available here.Video of the address is available here. Transcript:"Hi, I'm Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota. "This weekend, my wife Mary and I are finishing up our tax returns - just like I'm sure many of you are."It's a time when a lot of us look at our family's finances and ask some pretty tough questions, like...

CQ Transcriptswire SPEAKER: REP. PAUL D. RYAN, R-WIS. [*] RYAN: Hello I’m Paul Ryan of Wisconsin the lead Republican on the House Budget Committee. America is in the midst of an economic crisis. Families and small businesses are hurting and too many Americans have lost their jobs. There is no doubt that President Obama inherited -- fiscal crisis. But the question is busy fixing it or is he making it worse. The president’s budget which passed the House and Senate this week we’ll make the crisis much much worse. Rather than getting spending under control it -- spending out of...

Republican weekly response slams Obama budget from Rep. Paul Ryan

Republicans say the path to prosperity is not the excessive spending proposed by President Barack Obama but limited spending that holds down the growth of government, taxes and debt. ''We believe you create prosperity by having an affordable government that pursues its responsibilities without excessive costs, taxes or debt,'' Sen. Judd Gregg said Saturday in the GOP radio and Internet address. Gregg, who was offered the job of Obama's commerce secretary but withdrew his name, has become one of the toughest critics of Obama's handling of the economy. ''In the next five years, President Obama's budget will double the national...

Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) Delivers Weekly Republican Address Republican National Committee logo. (PRNewsFoto/Republican National Committee) WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Republican National Committee:U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) delivers the weekly Republican address. Enclosed below is a link to the audio file, YouTube link to the video, and text of the address. Please note that the YouTube link will go live once the embargo is lifted. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/RNCLOGO) NOTE: The address is embargoed until 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. Audio of the address is available here. Video of the address is...

RNC: Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) Delivers Weekly Republican Address    Republican National Committee logo. (PRNewsFoto/Republican National Committee)WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Republican National Committee: Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) delivers the weekly Republican address. Enclosed below is a link to the audio file, YouTube link to the video, and text of the address. Please note that the YouTube link will go live once the embargo is lifted. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/RNCLOGO) NOTE: The address is embargoed until 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. Audio of the address is available here. Video of the address...

U.S. Sen. Grassley: Delivers weekly Republican address 3/14/2009‘The President and his allies in Congress want to spend too much, tax too much, and borrow too much’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the following weekly Republican address. Audio of the address is available here Video of the address is available here Full transcript of Senator Grassley’s address: “I’m Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. I serve as the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, which handles all tax legislation. “The President of the United States has the pleasure of leading the country in the best of times,...

Congressman Roy Blunt (MO-07) Delivers Weekly Republican Address WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Roy Blunt (MO-07) delivers the weekly Republican address. Enclosed below is a link to the audio file, You Tube link to the video, and text of the address.Click here for YouTube VideoClick here to download the mp3 audio.Transcript:“Hello, I'm Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt. I serve on the House Energy and Commerce Health Care subcommittee and chair the Health Care Solutions Working Group here in the House of Representatives.“I attended President Obama's health care summit Thursday afternoon. I appreciated the opportunity and again told the President that I'm ready...

February 28, 2009 - 7:33 AM Radio Address by Senator Richard Burr To listen to the audio of Senator Burr’s radio address, please click here. “Hello, this is U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina.“This week, President Obama shared with all Americans his priorities and concerns about the serious economic challenges we are facing.  I appreciated his optimism and agree with him that our country has the ability to overcome this significant economic challenge.  The strongest tool we as Americans have is our ability to rally together and find solutions with unity of purpose.  There is no limit to our...

Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Delivers Republican Weekly Radio Address Washington, Feb 21 - Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the Ranking Republican on the House Ways & Means Committee, today delivered the Republican Weekly Radio Address. Video of the address is available here. Following is the text of Rep. Camp’s address: “Hello, I am Congressman Dave Camp from Michigan, and I serve as the lead Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee. “American families and small businesses are hurting, and Republicans know that we must act to help get our economy back on track, but we also know that we can’t borrow...

Here is the Republican National Committee Weekly Address, delivered today by Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan. He focuses on the Obama Stimulus Plan just passed, and points out that many more jobs could have been created with far less spending. . . . (Watch Video)