$787 Billion Debacle Failed To Create Jobs, Drove Nat’l Debt Past $14.3 Trillion When liberal U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and his tax-and-spend friends in Washington rammed through the $787 billion stimulus, they promised it would “save or create 3.5 million jobs before 2011” and he said it was a “big victory for middle-class folks in Montana.” But the fact is, 28 months since Tester and the Democrats passed their stimulus, nearly 1.9 million fewer Americans are employed. As CNS News reports: Twenty-eight months after Congress passed President Obama’s signature economic stimulus law, and nearly one year after he declared the summer of 2010 to be “Recovery Summer,” 1.9 million fewer people are employed. In February 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 141.7 million people were employed. By the end of May 2011 – the last month for which data are available – that number had fallen…
1.9 Million Fewer Americans Have A Job Since Manchin-Obama Stimulus Signed Into Law
$787 Billion Debacle Failed To Create Jobs, Drove Nat’l Debt Past $14.3 Trillion When President Obama rammed through the $787 billion stimulus, liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and his tax-and-spend friends in Washington promised it would “save or create 3.5 million jobs before 2011” and would “make a big difference in the job market.” But the fact is, 28 months since Manchin and the Democrats’ stimulus was passed, nearly 1.9 million fewer Americans are employed. As CNS News reports: Twenty-eight months after Congress passed President Obama’s signature economic stimulus law, and nearly one year after he declared the summer of 2010 to be “Recovery Summer,” 1.9 million fewer people are employed. In February 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 141.7 million people were employed. By the end of May 2011 – the last month for which data are available – that number had fallen to 139.8 million,…
Daily Digest for June 15th
This week’s column tackles the question: What can we do to raise awareness to address hunger issues both here & abroad? http://t.co/XVxIyak On #nlrb case to @happeningnow: the issue is "whether we want to export airplanes — or jobs." [senalexander] If #nlrb action stands, "the de facto law will be: if you’re thinking about expanding, think twice about going to a right-to-work state." [senalexander] ICYMI – my Op-Ed with @MarkUdall in @Politico this morning on the #debt and deficits – http://ow.ly/5htnH Short memories http://t.co/jVzcDoX RT @DSCC See this, Massachusetts? Sen. Brown, in lockstep w GOP, again tries to kill health care reform [brianjameswalsh] “Get these men out of Kentucky,” McConnell, R-Ky., said in a Senate floor speech. “Send them to Guantanamo where they belong. Get these terrorists out of the civilian system — and out of our backyards. And give them the justice they deserve.” Happy BDay @USArmy! For 236…
Daily Digest for June 15th
This week’s column tackles the question: What can we do to raise awareness to address hunger issues both here & abroad? http://t.co/XVxIyak On #nlrb case to @happeningnow: the issue is "whether we want to export airplanes — or jobs." [senalexander] If #nlrb action stands, "the de facto law will be: if you’re thinking about expanding, think twice about going to a right-to-work state." [senalexander] ICYMI – my Op-Ed with @MarkUdall in @Politico this morning on the #debt and deficits – http://ow.ly/5htnH Short memories http://t.co/jVzcDoX RT @DSCC See this, Massachusetts? Sen. Brown, in lockstep w GOP, again tries to kill health care reform [brianjameswalsh] “Get these men out of Kentucky,” McConnell, R-Ky., said in a Senate floor speech. “Send them to Guantanamo where they belong. Get these terrorists out of the civilian system — and out of our backyards. And give them the justice they deserve.” Happy BDay @USArmy! For 236…
Daily Digest for June 15th
This week’s column tackles the question: What can we do to raise awareness to address hunger issues both here & abroad? http://t.co/XVxIyak On #nlrb case to @happeningnow: the issue is "whether we want to export airplanes — or jobs." [senalexander] If #nlrb action stands, "the de facto law will be: if you’re thinking about expanding, think twice about going to a right-to-work state." [senalexander] ICYMI – my Op-Ed with @MarkUdall in @Politico this morning on the #debt and deficits – http://ow.ly/5htnH Short memories http://t.co/jVzcDoX RT @DSCC See this, Massachusetts? Sen. Brown, in lockstep w GOP, again tries to kill health care reform [brianjameswalsh] “Get these men out of Kentucky,” McConnell, R-Ky., said in a Senate floor speech. “Send them to Guantanamo where they belong. Get these terrorists out of the civilian system — and out of our backyards. And give them the justice they deserve.” Happy BDay @USArmy! For 236…
Tester-Obama Health Care Overhaul Makes Bad Budget Situation Even Worse For 100,000 Montanans
State Cuts Medicaid Payments In Wake Of ObamaCare’s Unfunded Liabilities It’s been more than a year since liberal U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) gave President Obama the crucial 60th vote to pass his massive health care overhaul, including its $570 billion in tax hikes, $500 billion in Medicare cuts, and onerous individual mandate. But now, Montanans are being forced to deal with yet another piece of fallout from Tester’s costly, unpopular health care law. As the Missoulian reports, “hundreds of health care providers around the state, both big and small, are facing cuts in Medicaid payments from the state… Medicaid is the state-federal program that pays medical bills for the poor and the disabled. It covers more than 100,000 people statewide.” The state’s cuts in Medicaid payments come on the heels of a report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that shows Tester and Obama’s costly, unpopular health care…
Daily Digest for June 14th
ICYMI: "@MarcoRubio Takes on ‘Medi-scare’" by the Washington Post’s @marcthiessen. Read it here: http://t.co/eGkeOp9 On June 20, I will be holding a hearing with Senator Caper in Boston regarding NOAA regulations and our fishing industry: http://ow.ly/4XGFA Graham: If we don’t reform entitlements — Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid — it will bankrupt our country. #scpol #sctweets To be informed of upcoming public events with Sen. Hatch please sign up here. http://1.usa.gov/gW7IYA #utpol The @TodayShow honored Ma’o Tosi & #AK Pride with a huge gift today for #LendAHand: http://t.co/mpTAj1S Hope you enjoyed #Alaska @alroker! Holding town hall meetings today in three Kansas communities: Eureka, Yates Center and Paola. I always enjoy… http://fb.me/Rr3Siy4f “Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Senate’s budget panel, has been a particularly outspoken… http://fb.me/zVEoRRO2 Cornyn, Vitter Press Admin. to Protect Taxpayers from Foreign Bailouts http://fb.me/NdsIAIkR Congrats @texas_baseball ! @UTAustin team advances to #CWS in Omaha…
Daily Digest for June 13th
Ride Cinti raised over 225k 2day and 1M over the last 5 yrs. Thx to all who came & helped raise $ for breast cancer research! Nope RT @DavidMDrucker: Would @TexGov Rick Perry prez candidacy create problems for @NRSC Chair @JohnCorny… (cont) http://deck.ly/~sck4p Musta been misdirected RT @LenaInbert: @JohnCornyn Will you vote for #President Barack Obama in #2012? Giv… (cont) http://deck.ly/~vcnlp Musta been misdirected RT @LenaInbert: @JohnCornyn Will you vote for #President Barack Obama in #2012? Giv… (cont) http://deck.ly/~Dx1WT RT @DwayneHorner: Happy 87th Birthday President George HW Bush! Be safe & enjoy. Hope all Texans wish you HB! Proud of your support for … RT @thecypresstimes: CORNYN, KYL FILE AN AMENDMENT TO ASSESS NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS OF AMERICA’S BALLOONING DEBT – TheCypressTimes http … Is this 1937 all over again? http://fb.me/OURufcyq Two years ago today, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was “announced” the winner of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. A… http://fb.me/Pa8Yoimk Cornyn,…
Daily Digest for June 12th
Honored to deliver keynote address at #Sinclair CC Commencement yesterday. Congratulations graduates! http://twitpic.com/5a52p2 If u r in SW oh area tmw come join Jane and me at Ride Cinti to raise funds for breast cancer research http://t.co/CcMO4jO Congrats to all students graduating from Ohio universities this wknd! @OhioState @Ohio_university U of #Cincinnati #WrightState If u r in SW oh area tmw come join Jane and me at Ride Cinti to raise funds for breast cancer research http://t.co/CcMO4jO Celebrating Russell County at Prairiesta 2011 http://fb.me/WXAW1GNO RT @LTGRickLynch: Our kids and their kids are going to grow up in a world that’s free because of what we’re doing today. There’s no grea … RT @AP: #Gates says #NATO outlook dim; future president may decide it’s not worth the money: http://apne.ws/ky6Odf. Read and react. -JM One more reminder for Ride Cinci 2morrow – bike Cinci’s trails & help raise $ for breast cancer…
Daily Digest for June 11th
Meet with my staff at City Hall—Council Chambers 455 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Monday, June 13 10:00am-12:00pm http://ow.ly/5e3Qv Survey reflects employers plan to drop health care coverage in lights of new law – http://ow.ly/5eXtd Hatch on the Debt Ceiling: "Extensive Spending Cuts A Must" http://t.co/6GOeFwl #tcot #utpol RT @YALiberty: @SenMikeLee and Sen. @JimDemint respond to Tom Daschle on the Balanced Budget Amendment: http://t.co/SLbdXgj #BBA #tcot #GOP Guest on @cspan "Newsmakers" Sun. re: jobs/debt; says country will look back on econ crisis & say Obama "made it worse": http://cs.pn/k66neb [senalexander] Senator Lugar is proud to be at Columbus Commons today, announcing that @Cummins will expand & add a new bldg, add 600 #jobs. RT @Cummins: U.S. Senator Richard Lugar is now speaking. "Columbus is a shining example of a City on the Hill. @Cummins has had a truly significant impact on this city & the state of #Indiana" RT @streeterryan:…
