The White House issued a statement from Alan B. Krueger, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, calling on Congress to "continue the president's economic policies that are helping us dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession." "This includes eliminating tax incentives to ship jobs overseas, cutting red tape so responsible homeowners can refinance, giving small businesses that increase employment or wages a 10 percent income tax credit, investing in affordable clean energy, and helping returning veterans find work," he said - a litany that Mr. Obama has been calling his "to-do list." But Mr. McCarthy and other Republicans were dismissive, saying that neither the economic stimulus nor any of the White House's proposals had gotten the intended results. "Our job creators are looking to Washington for leadership on the economic and fiscal challenges we face, and not a gimmicky to-do list on a Post-it note," Mr. McCarthy said. Instead, House Speaker John A. Boehner said that the Republicans would barrel ahead with the kind of legislation that the House has been passing but that has gone nowhere in the Senate, where Democrats are in the majority. Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the minority leader, said that "Republicans are risking another deep recession" by threatening to make the next debt extension, which will come up sometime after the elections, contingent on further spending cuts. "If Republicans worked with us," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, "we could pass legislation immediately to cut taxes for small businesses, prevent student loan rates from doubling and ensure women get paid the same amount as men for performing the same work. We could provide incentives to companies to create manufacturing jobs here at home, instead of overseas. And we could take steps to spur further growth in the housing market.