Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 769 days since the Democrats who run the U.S. Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In the current 112th Congress, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and his fellow Senate Democrats have yet to propose, much less pass, any budget. As West Virginians continue to demand substantial action to address our country’s unsustainable debt-and-spending crisis, Democrats have attempted to defend their dereliction with a string of implausible excuses… First, Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said it would be “foolish” to propose a budget. Then, the Senate Democrats’ designated communications guru Chuck Schumer (D-NY) complained that Democrats just don’t have the time to propose a budget. Not to be outdone, Senate Democrat Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) has offered yet a third excuse – asserting that Senate Democrats shouldn’t be expected to put…
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By The Numbers: As Manchin Ignores Budget, Debt Surges And Economy Suffers
768 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 768 days since the Democrats who run the U.S. Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In this Congress alone, Democrats like U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. “It’s been 768 days since Senate Democrats like Joe Manchin have proposed, much less passed, a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of over $14.3 trillion, West Virginians deserve to know what’s keeping Manchin from performing his most basic task of passing a budget that will rein in his reckless spending habits that are…
Unemployment Rises To 9.1% In Wake Of Manchin & Obama’s Failed $787 Billion Stimulus
In yet another reminder that President Obama and liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs while driving our national debt past $14.3 trillion, the U.S. Department of Labor reports today that national unemployment has risen again to 9.1 percent. Today’s rise in unemployment is just the latest development to highlight the failure of Obama and Manchin’s tax-and-spend economic policies in Washington. While Manchin and the Obama Administration promised their $787 billion stimulus would create millions of new jobs and keep national unemployment below 8 percent, the United States has actually lost more than 1.8 million jobs since Manchin cheered as his Washington party bosses rammed it into law – and national unemployment has remained above 8 percent now for 28 consecutive months. “As the unemployment rate rises to 9.1 percent, West Virginians are reminded once again that the Obama-Manchin agenda of reckless spending has…
Manchin Heads Home Without Even Proposing, Let Alone Passing A Budget
758 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 758 days since the Democrats who run the U.S. Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. In the current 112th Congress, Democrats like Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) haven’t even offered any budget proposal, because their partisan leaders – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have said that to do so would be “foolish,” and that Democrats do not have the time to propose a budget. Yet somehow, Manchin and the Democrats found the time to take a week-long recess from Washington. Meanwhile in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, not only did they find the time to propose and pass a budget, but they were able to accomplish this simple task by April 15, 2011. “It’s ironic that Democrats like Joe Manchin say they are too busy to…
Manchin Is Only Candidate For Senate In West Virginia Who Voted For Law That Rations Health Care, Cuts Medicare
As liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and his fellow Washington Democrats continue to demagogue the important issue of Medicare reform, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today reminded West Virginians that at the ballot box next year, Manchin will be the only candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia who supported a law that will ration health care, cut Medicare by $500 billion, and keep Medicare on its current track toward bankruptcy – which he did when he voted earlier this year to keep ObamaCare as the law of the land. “Despite the Democrats’ political posturing, voters know Joe Manchin voted for ObamaCare, which rations health care for seniors and cuts Medicare by $500 billion,” said NRSC spokesman Chris Bond. “Senator Manchin’s decision to ignore West Virginia voters and vote for ObamaCare’s tax hikes and Medicare cuts will be a key issue as he prepares to face voters at…
Government Report: Manchin & Obama’s Failed Stimulus Sent Billions Of Dollars To Tax Cheats
Taxpayer Cash Sent To Thousands Of Tax Cheats Thanks To Manchin, Obama A new non-partisan government report revealed today that – in addition to its failure to create jobs while helping drive our national debt past $14.3 trillion – President Obama and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) failed $787 billion stimulus handed billions of taxpayer dollars to tax cheats. As the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported today: At least 3,700 Recovery Act contract and grant recipients—including prime recipients, subrecipients, and vendors—are estimated to owe more than $750 million in known unpaid federal taxes as of September 30, 2009, and received over $24 billion in Recovery Act funds. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that the problem could actually be even worse, noting: “[t]he report said the tax delinquents accounted for nearly 6 percent of the 63,000 contractors and grantees examined and cautioned that the real number might be higher because…
Does Manchin Believe That Senate Democrats Should Offer A Budget Proposal?
755 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 755 days since the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. Additionally in the 112th Congress, Democrats like U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) haven’t even offered a budget proposal, because their leaders – Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have stated that not only do Democrats not have the time to propose a budget, but it would be “foolish” of them to do so. “West Virginians deserve to know if Senator Manchin agrees with his liberal party leaders that it would be ‘foolish’ for Democrats to finally offer a budget proposal, or if he believes it’s time for Senate Democrats to do their job and pass a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “With a national debt of…
Manchin Votes To Give Anti-Gun, Pro-Abortion Obama Nominee Lifetime Appointment To High Federal Court
Just as he did with ObamaCare and the failed $787 billion stimulus debacle, liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today sided once again with President Barack Obama and voted to in support of controversial Obama nominee – liberal activist Goodwin Liu, who has said that following the Constitution is “nice in theory” – for a lifetime appointment to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, one of the nation’s highest courts. Luckily, Republicans were able to block Liu’s nomination. Manchin’s fellow Democrat, Virginia U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) declared his opposition to Liu’s nomination on the Senate floor yesterday, outlining Liu’s “almost complete lack of practical legal experience” and “history of intemperate, politically-charged statements” – and also noting that Liu’s “frequently strident political views have been called into question.” While as LifeNews notes, “Pro-life advocates opposed the nomination,” citing Liu’s “resume of radicalism,” and the fact that…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, Manchin Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while West Virginians suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) once again sided with President Barack Obama and voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for West Virginia families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Manchin and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while West Virginians struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Manchin and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence.” Thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat…
Manchin Fiddles While West Virginians Suffer From $4-A-Gallon Gas
Even Fellow Democrats Call Manchin-Backed Tax Hikes “Laughable,” “A Gimmick” As a new USA Today/Gallup survey shows nearly 70 percent of Americans suffering “financial hardship” thanks to a national average of nearly $4-per-gallon gas, West Virginians are reminded that not only is liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) refusing to work with Republicans on bipartisan efforts to lower the price at the pump, he is actually attempting to drive the price of fuel up by supporting President Barack Obama’s new energy tax hikes. As USA Today reports: As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. More than half say they have made major changes to compensate for the higher prices, ranging from shorter trips to cutting back on vacation travel. For 21%, the impact is so…
