President-elect Obama will be on Capitol Hill Monday in an effort to work with Congress to improve the economy. Included in his meetings will be Senate and House GOP leaders Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and John Boehner (R-Ohio).

In separate statements released this afternoon, McConnell and Boehner voiced their concerns with passing what could be the largest spending bill in the the country's history without extended committee and floor debate.

"We agree with President-elect Obama that taking action to turn the economy around is job one. We also agree, though, that every dollar needs to be spent wisely and not wasted in the rush to get it spent," McConnell said. "And we hope that Democrats in Congress don't attempt to shut the American taxpayer out of this process by trying to pass a bill that hasn't been the subject of bipartisan review and that hasn't been available for public inspection."

"Let's be clear," said Boehner, "it is essential that this legislation be debated in a fair, open, and honest way. Congress should have public hearings in the appropriate committees, the text of the measure should be made available online for the American people to review for at least one week, and it should be free from special-interest earmarks."