(CNSNews.com) - The new debt run up by the federal government since House Speaker John Boehner cut his first spending deal with President Barack Obama has now topped $3 trillion—exceeding all the debt accumulated under all American presidents from George Washington through Ronald Reagan.
Boehner became speaker in January 2011, after the Republicans won a majority of the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections. He cut his first spending deal with President Barack Obama on March 1, 2011, and that deal took effect after March 4, 2011 when the continuing resolution then funding the government expired. Since then, the federal government has been funded under legislation approved by the Republican-controlled House that Boehner leads.
At the close of business on March 4, 2011, the federal debt was $14,182,627,184,881.03, according to the U.S. Treasury. As of the close of business on Dec. 10, 2013, it was $17,234,005,998,603.93.
That means that under federal spending deals negotiated during Boehner's speakership and approved by a Republican-majority House that Boehner leads, the federal debt has increased $3,051,378,813,722.90.
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What pisses me off the most is the fact that Boehner is the speaker because of the influence of the Tea Party movement and now he throws them under the bus every chance he gets. Sobbing John has got to go. I hope he gets defeated in his primary, he's a traitor, and a drunk.
ReplyDeletewow, are they really trying to blame the Republicans for this spending? While this may be technically true, what choice did they have? "Its for the children." "They want to take away their Social Security." "Republicans want to throw grandma off the cliff." It's either go along with Obama's wants, or face political suicide after they blame the Republicans for little crisis.
ReplyDeletehas anyone figured out yet that boehner is a democrat in republican clothes. get him out of there. thanks sjd
ReplyDeleteHas anyone figured that they are running a game on us? Republican or Democrat, it doesn't matter. they play good cop/bad cop and just spend spend spend. They ALL are at the trough slipping in pork projects in bills that are totally unrelated to their kickback, payoff, and bribery schemes.
ReplyDeleteHe slammed the Tea Party as well...call him with number attached.
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