Congressional Budget Office Predicts $1.3T Deficit in 2011, Third Largest in 65 Years

As a candidate for the Senate in 2006, Claire McCaskill regularly railed against deficit spending by the federal government and promised to lead the fight in Washington on behalf of deficit reduction and a balanced federal budget.

In fact, McCaskill promised Missourians she would “force [Washington] to take deficit reduction seriously,” and “get a handle on wasteful spending.”

Yet, as the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed in a report released this morning, in the last three years that Claire McCaskill has been in Washington – and supporting every single one of President Obama’s big-government spending programs – the federal government has recorded the three largest deficits in the last 65 years.   The CBO also noted that the national unemployment rate – now at 9.1 percent – isn’t expected to drop below 8 percent until 2014.

“For those who wonder about the consequences of Claire McCaskill’s disastrous economic record and her willingness to rubber-stamp President Obama’s reckless spending agenda, they need not look any further than today’s report,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond said today.  “Since McCaskill has come to Washington, she’s maxed out the government credit card, expanded government to record levels and voted to raise taxes on Missouri families.  Missourians deserve better.”

BACKGROUND…

AS A CANDIDATE IN 2006, McCASKILL PROMISED TO “FORCE [WASHINGTON] TO TAKE DEFICIT REDUCTION SERIOUSLY”:

• 2006: “Claire Pledges To Take On The Sacred Cows In D.C. And Force Them To Take Deficit Reduction Seriously.” (Claire McCaskill For U.S. Senate 2006 Website, www.claireonline.com, Accessed 3/30/11)

• 2006: McCaskill: “It Is Runaway Spending, It Is Unbalanced Budgets, It Is Deficits Unlike The Clinton Administration. It’s Time To Send Someone To Washington Who Can Get A Handle On Wasteful Spending.”(Claire McCaskill For U.S. Senate 2006, “McCaskill Offers Clear Agenda For Change,” (Claire McCaskill For U.S. Senate 2006, “McCaskill Offers Clear Agenda For Change,”