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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
I The national debt has increased by three trillion dollars or so since Obama was inaugurated. But it's increased by a trillion dollars in the year or so since the Republicans took control of the House and the country's purse strings.
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VK, You are wrong here. The Republicans do not have control of the purse strings.Budgets must originate in the House but do not go into effect until an agreement is reached between the House and the Senate and then signed by the President. It is now close to 1,000 days since we have had a budget. The Republican House has fulfilled its responsibility by passing several budgets. Harry Reid, the Democrat Senate Majority Leader has blocked these budgets from going to committee or coming to the Senate Floor for a vote.