Budget "Compromise" Would Increase Deficit From $1.29T to $1.58T

[FrankRep]

Congressional and White House negotiators reached a deal in the early morning hours of April 9 to keep the federal government open one more week, until Congress can pass a year-end appropriations compromise that would increase the annual deficit from last year's $1.29 trillion to $1.58 trillion for fiscal 2011.


Budget "Compromise" Would Increase Deficit From $1.29T to $1.58T (http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/7050-budget-qcompromiseq-would-increase-deficit-from-129t-to-158t)


Thomas R. Eddlem | The New American (http://thenewamerican.com/)
09 April 2011



Flashback:


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Congressional Republicans have made a Pledge to America that sounds promising, including adherence to the Constitution, but even some of the promises in the pledge are unconstitutional.


Promises, Promises — A Pledge to America (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4872-promises-promises-a-pledge-to-america)


Charles Scaliger | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
14 October 2010

[TIMB0B]

At what point do we have to break out the pitchforks and torches?

[thedude]

At what point do we have to break out the pitchforks and torches?

Oh, you missed the memo...