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On the recordApril 18, 2012
The failed policies of the Obama administration continue to drag down the economy. The policies of stimulus programs, bailouts, crony capitalism, the Department of Justice investigating only what they choose worthy to be enforced, bowing to Saudi kings, going to China hat in hand asking for more money have brought down the economy. Indeed, the unemployment rate, which the administration says is 8.2 percent, that's not accurate at all. They simply got it down that low by omitting a whole lot of unemployed people from the unemployment category. There's about 4 million people who have given up looking for a job, and the Obama administration doesn't even consider them as being unemployed. In my opinion, there are four things we can do to address this, and we need to do it on a bipartisan basis. I have reached out to the White House. I will continue to. And even in an election year, it's far more important to put America first and party second. The first thing we need to do is pass a budget. Right now, the national debt is over 100 percent of the gross domestic product, a $15 trillion national debt and a $15 trillion economy. Indeed, we are on the road to Greece. For every dollar we spend, 40 cents is borrowed. The United States Senate, under Harry Reid, has not passed a budget in 3 years. That is the constitutional duty of the legislative branch of government. The House has done so. The House passes a budget. We had a great debate 2 weeks ago.…
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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