"America, we are better than these last eight years." Barack Obama, August 2008.
When the GOP Wrote Federal Budgets
Sources: OMB and CBO. (WOT is War-On-Terror.) Hoven's Index for September 4, 2010
Federal receipts in 2009: 14.8% of GDP
Federal outlays in 2009: 24.6% of GDP
Years since 1933 that Republicans controlled the House, Senate and Presidency: 6
Years that Democrats controlled all three: 34
Years the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress: 56
Sources: OMB and US Senate. (Considering the Senate was split in 2001 and 2002.) Graph of the Day Archive
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