Obama / Cicilline Legacy

June 25, 2012

 As we shake off the malaise induced by President Obama’s State of the Union address – filled with lofty rhetoric and campaign slogans – it’s important to take stock of what the President and his Democrat allies, like David Cicilline, have actually done.

Given their track record – it’s no wonder Cicilline didn’t have much to say about the President’s speech. But Cicilline can’t hide from his own record of being in lock step with the President more than 95% of the time as a Member of Congress.

As David Cicilline begins to hedge on his support for the President to save his political career – let’s examine the Obama/Cicilline legacy that has left millions of Americans unemployed. Take a look at this new NRCC video on what President Obama and Cicilline’s policies have done to America on average every day since he took office. Watch: http://bit.ly/z8Rdmd

NRCC COMMENT: "Despite their rhetoric, President Obama and David Cicilline have created a dismal legacy. If we give Cicilline and Obama more time, what else will they do to Rhode Island’s economy?" – NRCC Spokesman Nat Sillin

1.7 MILLION JOBS LOST SINCE OBAMA TOOK OFFICE: (Michael A. Fletcher, “Falling Jobless Rate is Good News for Obama,” The Washington Post, 1/7/2012)

13.1 MILLION UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS: (Table A-1, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/19/2012)

NEARLY 7 MILLION MORE AMERICANS LIVING IN POVERTY: (p. 5, “Poverty: 2008 and 2009,” U.S. Census Bureau, September 2010; Table 1, “Poverty: 2009 and 2010,” U.S. Census Bureau, October 2011)

16.5 MILLION MORE AMERICANS ON FOOD STAMPS: (“Food Stamp Nation,” The Wall Street Journal, 1/20/2012)

FAMILIES ALREADY PAYING $1,698 MORE PER YEAR FOR HEALTH INSURANCE: (The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust Employee Health Benefits 2011 Annual Survey, “Average Annual Premiums for Single and Family Coverage, 1999–2011,” p. 30)

GAS PRICES $1.51 PER GALLON HIGHER UNDER OBAMA: (“Petroleum & Other Liquids,” U.S. Energy Information Administration, 1/17/2011)

A $4.6 TRILLION INCREASE IN NATIONAL DEBT SINCE OBAMA TOOK OFFICE: (“The Daily History of the Debt Results,” TreasuryDirect.Gov, Accessed 1/10/2012)

OBAMA RECORD “THE MOST RAPID INCREASE IN THE DEBT UNDER ANY U.S. PRESIDENT”: (Mark Knoller, “National debt has increased $4 trillion under Obama,” CBS News’ Political Hotsheet Blog, 8/22/11)

NATIONAL DEBT STANDS AT $15.24 TRILLION: (“The Daily History of the Debt Results,” TreasuryDirect.Gov, Accessed 1/17/2012)

SIZE OF NATION’S ECONOMY AT $15.18 TRILLION: (“National Economic Accounts,” Bureau of Economic Analysis, Accessed 1/17/2012)

Cicilline and Obama in Lock Step…

CICILLINE SUPPORTED THE DEMOCRAT AGENDA 95% OF THE TIME IN 112th CONGRESS (“US Congress Votes Database,” Washington Post, Accessed 1/25/2012)