With the mid-term elections only about 6 weeks away, the Republican party is set to release their 21 page document, which they call the “Pledge to America.” The Pledge to America calls for the continuation of the Bush tax cuts, as well as cutting government spending, and repealing the Obama Health care plan. The document is certainly filled with ideas and and plans which stray far away from the direction the country is currently headed under the Democrats. The GOP hopes that this pledge will give them the votes in the mid-term elections to win the House.

John Boehner, the House Minority Leader said, “Across America, the people see a government in Washington that isn’t listening, doesn’t get it, and doesn’t care. This new governing agenda, built by listening to the people, offers plans to create jobs, cut spending, and put power where it belongs: in the hands of the people. ‘A Pledge to America’ offers a new way forward that hasn’t been tried in Washington: an approach focused on cutting spending instead of accelerating spending, and eliminating uncertainty for the private-sector innovators and entrepreneurs who create jobs.”

The Pledge to America is split into five main sections. These sections include, government spending, health care, the economy in general, national security, and government reform. Democrats have already spoken out against the pledge, which is even more comprehensive than the 1994 “Contract with America.” Some democrats say that the Pledge lacks many key questions that Americans have the right to ask, such as, how are the continuation of the Bush tax cuts going to be financed, how will health care costs be lowered, and how will the national debt be reduced.

Needless to say, the document will certainly give politicians a lot to discuss before the elections in November.