Rep John Boehner at Values Voter Summit

House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) said his Democratic colleagues in congress are bankrupting the country. He said the massive deficit spending we’re doing just can’t be sustained.

Boehner talked about the cap and trade global warming tax. He said the plan sets up a large bureaucracy and taxes everything connected with energy. Boehner reminded the crowd that Barack Obama promised before he was elected he wouldn’t tax anyone making less than $250,000, yet everyone who drives a car or uses electricity will pay taxes for this. He said that this past week, we learned that the Treasury Department admits it will cost every American $1,761 a year more.