John Yarmuth: “The average American household has lost $8,000 of income over the last few years. If we want to put a number on the…”

“The average American household has lost $8,000 of income over the last few years. If we want to put a number on the economic crisis facing our country right now, that should be it. If you ask the average person how to get $8,000 back into the pockets of American families, you'd get some pretty good answers. But if you ask the average congressional Republican, you'd get an answer that's so out of touch with reality you'd think they were creating policy by playing Mad Libs. Mad Libs, the children's game where you provide random words to complete a story you haven't seen. That seems like the only conceivable explanation for the Republicans' so-called jobs proposals. Think about how they fill in this blank: The best way to get Americans back to work is--poison our air and water, get rid of consumer protections, end Medicare. It's like they haven't read the question. It's no surprise Americans find the GOP's Mad Libs economics maddening. It's time to stop playing games and start getting to work on building an economy that works for all Americans. ____________________”