Target Dems' Spending Addiction has Resulted in Economic Failure

August 20, 2010

FYI, a version of the release below went out to the following incumbent and challenger districts: John Adler (NJ-03); Jason Altmire (PA-04); Michael Arcuri (NY-24); John Barrow (GA-12); Melissa Bean (IL-08); Ami Bera (CA-03); Sanford Bishop (GA-02); Tim Bishop (NY-01); John Boccieri (OH-16); Allen Boyd (FL-02); Bobby Bright (AL-02); Paula Brooks (OH-12); John Callahan (PA-15); Dennis Cardoza (CA-18); Russ Carnahan (MO-03); John Carney (DE-AL); Ben Chandler (KY-06); Chad Causey (AR-01); Travis Childers (MS-01); Joe Courtney (CT-02); Jim Costa (CA-20); Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-03); Lincoln Davis (TN-04); Suzan DelBene (WA-08); Joe Donnelly (IN-02); Steve Driehaus (OH-01); Chet Edwards (TX-17); Lori Edwards (FL-12); Joyce Elliott (AR-02); Bob Etheridge (NC-02); Bill Foster (IL-14); Joe Garcia (FL-25); Gabby Giffords (AZ-08); Alan Grayson (FL-08); John Hall (NY-19); Debbie Halvorson (IL-11); Phil Hare (IL-17); Denny Heck (WA-03); Martin Heinrich (NM-01); Roy Herron (TN-08); Baron Hill (IN-09); Jim Himes (CT-04); Maurice Hinchey (NY-22); Tim Holden (PA-17); Rush Holt (NJ-12); Steve Israel (NY-02); Steve Kagen (WI-08); Paul Kanjorski (PA-11); Marcy Kaptur (OH-09); Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15); Ron Kind (WI-03); Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01); Larry Kissell (NC-08); Ron Klein (FL-22); Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24); Rick Larsen (WA-02); Julie Lassa (WI-07); Bryan Lentz (PA-07); Dave Loebsack (IA-02); Dan Maffei (NY-25); Betsy Markey (CO-04); Jim Marshall (GA-08); Jim Matheson (UT-02); Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04); Gary McDowell (MI-01); Mike McIntyre (NC-07); Michael McMahon (NY-13); Jerry McNerney (CA-11); Michael Michaud (ME-02); Walt Minnick (ID-01); Harry Mitchell (AZ-05); Chris Murphy (CT-05); Patrick Murphy (PA-08); Scott Murphy (NY-20); Mike Oliverio (WV-01); Bill Owens (NY-23); Ed Perlmutter (CO-07); Gary Peters (MI-09); Steve Pougnet (CA-45); Steve Raby (AL-05); Nick Rahall (WV-03); Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23); Mike Ross (AR-04); John Salazar (CO-03); Loretta Sanchez (CA-47); Mark Schauer (MI-07); Kurt Schrader (OR-05); Dan Seals (IL-10); Heath Shuler (NC-11); Ike Skelton (MO-04); Zack Space (OH-18); John Spratt (SC-05); Betty Sutton (OH-13); Gene Taylor (MS-04); Harry Teague (NM-02); Dina Titus (NV-03); Manan Trivedi (PA-06); Niki Tsongas (MA-05); Trent Van Haaften (IN-08); Tim Walz (MN-01); Charlie Wilson (OH-06); David Wu (OR-01) and John Yarmuth (KY-03).

Schauer’s Spending Addiction has Resulted in Economic Failure
Highest Jobless Claims in Nine Months Cast a Stormy Cloud Over the Michigan Democrat’s Hopes for Re-election

Washington- Michigan’s unemployment is at 13.1 percent and jobless claims recently hit a nine-month high, making one thing certain – Mark Schauer’s economic agenda is a colossal failure. Despite lofty promises that recovery is coming and a failed trillion-dollar stimulus that was supposed to create jobs, the ailing economy speaks for itself. From foreclosures to high jobless claims and a ballooning national debt, the Democrats’ failed policies have exacerbated the problems of an already struggling economy. And rather than reining in runaway spending and creating the fiscal discipline needed to create jobs, Schauer and his Democrat friends continue to feed their spending addiction. Leaving middle-class families asking: Where are the jobs?

“Like an addict, Mark Schauer has pushed economic recovery to the wayside in order to feed his partisan spending disease,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “Jobless claims have reached a nine-month record and unemployment remains unacceptably high in Michigan, yet Schauer refuses to reign in his party’s reckless spending and adopt the fiscal discipline needed to create jobs. After letting Michigan middle-class families down for so long, Schauer’s hopes for re-election look bleak as voters prepare to take their frustrations out at the polls in November.”

“New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to a nine-month high last week, providing yet another setback to the economic recovery…The economy’s poor health has handed President Barack Obama a tough challenge and put at risk the Democratic Party’s majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in November’s mid-term Congressional elections. Obama’s approval ratings have tumbled to near 40 percent and Congressional Democratic ratings are around 20 percent.”

“Claims for unemployment benefits have been stuck at lofty levels for much of this year, which many economists say points to unemployment staying uncomfortably high for some time.” (Lucia Mutikani, “US jobless claims at 9-mth high, outlook darker,” Reuters, 8/19/2010)

The Democrats’ economic agenda will not only be the downfall to their own majority, but the nation is now facing a new financial crisis as budget analysts’ project that the federal deficit will exceed $1.3 trillion:

“Congress’ budget analysts are estimating that this year’s federal deficit will exceed $1.3 trillion, slightly below last year’s total but still a huge ocean of red ink.

“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the enormous shortfall is a result of the still staggering economy, which has meant lower federal revenues plus extra government spending aimed at prodding growth.” (“Budget Analysts See 2010 Deficit at $1.3 Trillion,” Associated Press, 8/19/2010)

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