House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) responds to the President’s State of the Union address: You know, yesterday I said that the President need to prove to the American people that hes listening. Unfortunately, the President doesnt appear to have listened to what the people in Massachusetts have said, what the people in New Jersey and Virginia had to say in the elections last year, and decided to just double-down on his job- killing agenda. If the Democrat leaders here in Congress and the President are serious about getting our economy going again and putting people back to work, we can in fact, work together to promote policies that will do that. But there was nothing last night that indicated that the President had any willingness to work together. Except one point: The President said when he was talking about health care and Ill quote, but if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know. Thats when I put my hand up because thats exactly what the Republican health care proposal does. Much more so than the proposal that he and Democrat leaders are trying to shove down the throats of the American people. And so, were eager for the President to come to our retreat tomorrow. Were going to have an honest conversation about Americas priorities and trying to find ways to find some common ground.