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Bill Nelson’s Economic Record At A Glance

Published: July 8, 2011 | Comments: 0

800 Days With No Budget & Now 9.2 Percent Unemployment

It’s now been a full 800 days since U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his fellow Democrats who run the U.S. Senate have passed a federal budget.  In fact, in the current Congress, Senate Democrats haven’t even proposed a budget, with published reports on Capitol Hill today saying that they’re still “discussing” it.

In the meantime, the Labor Department reports today that unemployment has now climbed to 9.2 percent – a post World War II record of 29 straight months of at least 8 percent unemployment – while the federal debt continues to climb past $14.3 trillion.

“These sobering numbers serve as yet another reminder that Florida simply can’t afford another six years of Bill Nelson’s liberal tax-and-spend agenda,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. 

What They’re Saying About Today’s Jobs Report….

  • The Hill’s Sam Youngman: “Wow. Dismal.” (Sam Youngman, Twitter Feed, 7/8/11)

 

  • MSNBC’s First Read: “The Numbers Are A Devastating Blow To The Markets, To The American Psyche, And To The Political Psyche In Washington.” (Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg, “First Read,” MSNBC, 7/8/11)

 

  • The Wall Street Journal: “The Choppy Two-Year-Old Recovery Is Proving To Be One Of The Worst Since The 1930s.” (Luca Di Leo And Jeff Bater, “Jobs Data Dim Recovery Hopes,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/8/11)

 

  • WSJ: “The U.S. Economy Barely Added Jobs For The Second Month In A Row …” (Luca Di Leo And Jeff Bater, “Jobs Data Dim Recovery Hopes,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/8/11)

 

  • CNBC: “The Report Shattered Expectations That The Economy Was Starting To Accelerate After A Soft Patch In The First Half Of The Year.” (“Jobs Picture Gets Even Worse As Rate Swells To 9.2%,” CNBC, 7/8/11)

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