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Boehner-Obama Deals Produce $2.5T New Debt in 2 Years; $21,817 Per Household
cnsnews.com ^ | 3/7/13 | Terrence P Jeffrey

Posted on 03/08/2013 7:09:01 AM PST by illiac

(CNSNews.com) - The federal debt has increased $2.5 trillion over the past two years, during a time when federal spending has been governed by a series of deals cut between Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic President Barack Obama.

Boehner became speaker on Jan. 5, 2011, when the 112th Congress began its first session. At that time, the federal government was operating under a continuing resolution (CR) passed on Dec. 21, 2010 by the previous Congress.

On March 1, 2011, Boehner and Obama made their first spending deal to provide funding for the government after the then-current CR expired on the March 4, 2011. Since then, consistent with Congress's constitutional authority over spending, all federal spending has been conducted under legislation approved by the Republican-controlled House and agreed to by the Democrat-controlled Senate and President Obama.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bankrupt; business; congress; debt; government; spending
The Rino deals just keep on coming....
1 posted on 03/08/2013 7:09:01 AM PST by illiac
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To: illiac

so how much time does this country have until collapse? Obviously this can’t go on forever.


2 posted on 03/08/2013 7:15:49 AM PST by MNDude (I survived the sequester!)
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To: illiac

$22,000 per household = $45,000 per household that pays taxes.


3 posted on 03/08/2013 7:18:37 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: illiac
Bonehead has got to go. And now! We need Ryan who can look King Obama in the eye and tell him he is crazy.
4 posted on 03/08/2013 7:20:22 AM PST by Logical me
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To: illiac

Thanks, John! We appreciate your leadership - NOT!


5 posted on 03/08/2013 7:23:33 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: Logical me

Ryan is having a meeting with Phaeroh next week I believe. Wanna bet he caves too. If that does not work well for the boy king, then the next meeting will be at Ft Marcy Park.


6 posted on 03/08/2013 7:31:38 AM PST by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: illiac

It looks like the ‘deals’ are over, now Bohner just passes anything Reid sends him that he gets through the Senate.


7 posted on 03/08/2013 7:50:27 AM PST by sickoflibs (O's sequester Apocalypse tour just proved why we need the 2nd amendment NOW!)
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To: sickoflibs

Correction, Bohner did pass this new CR before the Senate I think.


8 posted on 03/08/2013 7:53:04 AM PST by sickoflibs (O's sequester Apocalypse tour just proved why we need the 2nd amendment NOW!)
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To: illiac

How did Moscow survive the Sequester?

Pray for America


9 posted on 03/08/2013 7:59:38 AM PST by bray (Welcome to Obamaville)
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To: illiac

BIG GOVERNMENT IS CRONY SOCIALISM

Socialism Is Legal Plunder - Frederic Bastiat 1801-1850

DEFUND socialist collectives. DEPOPULATE socialists from the body politic.

live - free - republic

(freedom unchained from totalitarians)


10 posted on 03/08/2013 9:02:01 AM PST by PGalt
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