Approaching 1000th Day Without a Budget, Democrats Continue to Shirk Basic Responsibility of Governing

In: All News   Posted 01/23/2012
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees, issued the following statement ahead of the 1000th day since Senate Democrats last passed a budget:“Senate Democrats continue to shirk one of the most basic responsibilities of governing, spending $9.4 trillion and adding another $4 trillion to the debt in the nearly 3 years they have failed to produce a budget. “Approaching the 1000th day without a budget Americans must decide if we can afford to keep Democrats in charge.”Can We Afford to Keep Democrats in Charge?DEBTNational Debt: $15.2 trillion

  • 37 % increase

Amount of Debt Owed By Every Texan: $ 48,675.20

  • 34 % increase