$787 Billion Stimulus Debacle Failed To Create Promised Jobs

It’s been nearly two-and-a-half years since then-Governor Joe Manchin (D-WV) cheered as President Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress rammed their $787 billion stimulus into law, promising it would create jobs and projecting that it would hold national unemployment below 8 percent.  But today, national unemployment stands at 9.2 percent, and has remained above 8 percent for 29 consecutive months.  Still, Manchin praises the stimulus, which he promised would “make a big difference in the job market.”

It’s also been more than a year-and-a-half since Americans read headlines like “White House Plans ‘Very Hard Pivot To Jobs’ Next Month.”  But today, with headlines still reading “DEMS PLAN PIVOT TO JOBS,” CNN reports that “jobs recovery slowed for a third month in a row.”  Still, rather than acknowledge that his policies have failed to create the promised jobs while driving our national debt past $14.3 trillion, Manchin is standing with President Obama and his liberal party leaders in Washington.

Today, a full year since Washington Democrats declared “Welcome To The Recovery,” the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is launching a new web video highlighting Manchin and the Democrats’ broken promises and failed economic policies.

Click The Screenshot Below To View The NRSC’s New Web Video,

“Welcome To The Recovery”

“West Virginia families and job creators can see very clearly that Joe Manchin and the Washington Democrats’ $787 billion stimulus failed to create the jobs they promised while driving our national debt past $14.3 trillion, but Manchin still claims this reckless spending spree was successful,” said NRSC spokesman Chris Bond.  “At the ballot box next year, West Virginians are going to hold Joe Manchin and President Obama accountable for their broken promises and failed tax-and-spend agenda.”