HARRISBURG — Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason issued the following statement on Groundhog Day:
“Celebrating Groundhog Day with Punxsutawney Phil is a playful, distinctively Pennsylvania tradition that is observed not only in our Commonwealth, but throughout the United States. This year, Groundhog Day falls a few days after President Obama took the oath of office for a second time, and if the policies of the past four years have taught voters anything, it’s that this President has no intention to back away from the litany of broken polices and failed policies that characterized his first term in office. President Obama has overseen the largest increase in government spending and has passed the largest tax increase in the history of our nation. President Obama promised his failed stimulus would create jobs, which it didn’t, and promised that ObamaCare wouldn’t cause premiums to rise, which it did.
“President Obama might feel liberated that he won’t have to answer to Pennsylvania voters ever again, but for the sake of our fiscal future, we can only hope that President Obama will begin his second term by abandoning failed economic policies of the past four years and finally work with Republicans in Congress to solve the critical issues facing our nation. Pennsylvanians can’t afford a Groundhog Day Obama Presidency that regurgitates the same failed agenda of the past four years.”
$46.2 Trillion: Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)
$25.4 Trillion: Projected Federal Debt In 2022 Due To Obama’s Binge Spending. (OMB, 7/27/12)
$16.4 Trillion: Current National Debt ($16,432,632,102,288.69). (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/17/13)
$9.2 Trillion: Amount Obama’s FY2013 Budget Would Add To The Debt Through FY2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)
$6.4 Trillion: Cumulative Deficits Over FY2013-2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)
$5.8 Trillion: Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/17/13)
$5.3 Trillion: Total Interest Payments On The National Debt Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget, FY2013-2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)
$2.6 Trillion: True Cost Of ObamaCare Once Fully Implemented. (Office Of The Speaker Of The U.S. House Of Representatives, Report, 1/6/11)
$1.9 Trillion: Higher Taxes In Obama’s Budget. (OMB, 7/27/12)
$1.75 Trillion: Annual Cost Of Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration, September 2010)
$1.416 Trillion: Federal Budget Deficit For FY2009 — Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/7/10)
$1.298 Trillion: Federal Budget Deficit For FY2011 — Second Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/7/11)
$1.294 Trillion: Federal Budget Deficit For FY2010 — Third Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/7/10)
$1.18 Trillion: Total Cost Of Obama’s First Stimulus With Interest. (CBO, 1/31/12, CBO, 1/27/09)
$1.17 Trillion: American Debt Held By China. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/17/13)
$1.090 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2012 — Fourth Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/5/12)
$833 Billion: Price Tag Of Obama’s First Failed Stimulus. (CBO, 8/23/12)
$820 Billion: Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (CBO, 3/13/12; JCT, 6/15/12; CBO, 9/19/12)
$716 Billion: Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (Letter From Congressional Budget Office To Speaker John Boehner, 7/24/12)
$518 Billion: Amount Of Regulatory Burden Since Obama Took Office. (American Action Forum, 1/14/13)
$487 Billion: The Amount By Which Obama’s FY2013 Budget Cuts Defense Over The Next Ten Years. (USA Today, 2/13/12)
$447 Billion: Price Tag Of Obama’s Second Stimulus. (The White House, 9/8/11)
$347.1 Billion: Debt Service Costs For Borrowing To Pay For Obama’s First Stimulus. (CBO, 1/27/09)
$290 Billion: U.S. Trade Deficit With China In 2012. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/17/13)
$236.7 Billion: Amount Of Regulatory Burden In 2012. (American Action Forum, 1/14/13)
$188 Billion: Taxpayer Funds For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac. (ProPublica, Accessed 10/10/12)
$28.5 Billion: Outstanding Government Investment In Bailouts Of Auto Industry. (Treasury Department, 1/10/13)
$24.3 Billion: Amount Government Expects To Lose On Bailouts Of Auto Industry. (Treasury Department, 1/10/13)
$24 Billion: Stimulus Funds Sent To Tax Cheats. (Government Accountability Office, April 2011)
$1.3 Billion: Amount Taxpayers Will Not Recover From Bailout Of Chrysler. (FactCheck.org, 6/6/11)
$535 Million: Stimulus Loan To The Failed Solar Company Solyndra. (The Oakland Tribune, 11/4/10)
86.8 Million: Amount Of Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Federal Government Regulations In 2012. (American Action Forum, 1/14/13)
46.2 Million: Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps. (Department Of Agriculture, 1/4/13)
22.7 Million: Americans Unemployed, Underemployed Or Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
$18 Million: Cost Of The Stimulus Website Recovery.org. (ABC News’ The Note, 7/8/09)
15.8 Million: Adult Children Who Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 6/12)
15.5 Million: Adults Aged 25-34 That Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 6/12)
12.2 Million: Unemployed Americans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
7.9 Million: Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
$6.7 Million: Cost Per A Job From Obama’s 1705 Stimulus Green Energy Loan Program. (Testimony Of Veronique De Rugy, 6/19/12)
5.4 Million: As Of November 2012, Number Of Mortgages Either 30 Days Delinquent Or In Foreclosure. (Lender Processing Services, 12/21/12)
2.6 Million: Unemployed Workers That Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
2.1 Million: Increase In The Amount Of Workers Unemployed For 27 Weeks Or Longer Under Obama. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
1.65 Million: Jobs Forecasted To Be Lost Due To New And Pending EPA Regulations. (NERA Economic Consulting, September 2011)
1.1 Million: Jobless Seniors Who Have Been Unemployed For More Than Six Months. (Charles A. Jeszeck Testimony, 5/15/12)
1,068,000: Discouraged Workers That Have Stopped Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
994,000: Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
$900,000: Bonus That White House Treasury Secretary Nominee Jack Lew Received From Citigroup After The Company Got A Taxpayer-Funded Bailout. (Salon, 1/10/12)
757,000: Unemployed Veterans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
564,000: Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
226,000: Unemployed Post-9/11 Era Veterans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
$100,000: Amount Obama Senior Adviser David Plouffe Was Paid By A Firm Doing Business With Iran. (The Washington Post, 8/5/12)
89,000: The Number Of Stimulus Checks Sent To Dead Or Incarcerated People. (The Wall Street Journal, 10/7/10)
72,000: Projected Shrinkage In Army Soldiers Due To Obama’s Budget. (McClatchy, 2/13/12)
67,000: Number Of Homeless Veterans. (Reuters, 7/26/12)
62,900: Shortage Of Doctors By 2015 Due To ObamaCare. (The New York Times, 7/28/12)
$53,224: Your Share Of The National Debt. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 1/17/13; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/17/13)
45,696: Pages Of New Rules Added To The Federal Register During Obama’s First Two Years In Office. (Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)
23,000: The Number Of Jobs Obama Knew His Drilling Moratorium Would Kill. (The Wall Street Journal, 8/21/10)
20,000: Projected Shrinkage Of Marine Force Due To Obama’s Budget. (McClatchy, 2/13/12)
$18,804: Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 1/17/13; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/17/13)
$15,745: Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums, A $3,065 Increase Since Obama Took Office. (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012)
$15,500: Annual Cost Per Household From Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration, September 2010)
$10,585: Cost Per Employee That Federal Regulations Place On Small Businesses. (Small Business Administration, September 2010)
6,200: Projected Shrinkage In Navy Personnel Due To Obama’s Budget. (McClatchy, 2/13/12)
$4,520: Decline In Real Median Household Income Since Obama Took Office. (“Household Income Trends, August 2012,” Sentier Research, 9/25/12)
4,200: Projected Shrinkage In Air Force Personnel Due To Obama’s Budget. (McClatchy, 2/13/12)
4,153: Wind Turbines Awarded Stimulus Grants That Were Manufactured By Foreign Companies. (Analysis Of 1603 Award Information From The U.S. Department Of Treasury; And Wind Market Reports By The American Wind Energy Association, Accessed 11/3/12)
3,700: Number Of Tax Delinquents Who Received Stimulus Funds. (Government Accountability Office, April 2011)
2060: Year Federal Spending Will Reach 50 Percent Of GDP. (CBO, 6/22/11)
2037: Year That Federal Debt Will Reach 200 Percent Of GDP. (CBO, 6/22/11)
2036: Year That The Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare, 4/23/12)
2024: Year That Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare, 4/23/12)
1,722: Number Of Waivers Granted To Unions And Businesses So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plans. (HHS.gov, Accessed 1/17/13)
1,603: Number Of Regulations That Would Impact Small Businesses Proposed By Obama Administration In First Two Years In Office. (Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)
1,360: Days Since Harry Reid’s Senate Has Passed A Budget Resolution. (S. Con. Res. 13, Roll Call 173; 4/29/09)
$859.40: The Current Monthly Price Of A Moderate-Cost Food Plan For A Family Of Four With Young Children, Up From $819.40 Since Obama Became President. (USDA, 2/09; USDA, 11/12)
758: Number Of Bundlers Who Have Brought In At Least $180.1 Million Of Obama’s Total Haul. (Center For Responsive Politics, Accessed 1/17/13)
408: Number Of Regulations Proposed By Obama During First Two Years That Have An Economic Impact Of Over $100 Million. (Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)
80%: Small Businesses That Could Be Forced To Change Health Care Plans As A Result Of ObamaCare. (NFIB, 7/11)
75%: Increase In The Average Price Per Gallon Of Gas Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Energy And Information Administration, Accessed 1/17/13)
73.5%: Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP By End Of FY2012. (OMB, 7/27/12)
61%: The Amount By Which New Offshore Leases For Oil And Natural Gas Drilling Has Declined Under Obama. (FactCheck.org, 10/19/12)
54.3% The Share Of Young Adults 18-24 Currently Employed, The “Lowest Since The Government Began Collecting These Data In 1948.” (Pew Research Center, 2/9/12)
49.1%: “Percent Of The Population That Lives In A Household Where At Least One Member Received Some Type Of Government Benefit In The First Quarter Of 2011.” (The Wall Street Journal, 5/26/12)
38.1: Average Number Of Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
27.6%: Unemployed Workers Out Of Work For Over A Year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
27%: Student Loan Borrowers That Have Past Due Balances. (Federal Reserve Bank Of New York, 3/5/12)
25%: Increase In The Average Cost Of In-State Tuition At A Four Year College Since President Obama Took Office. (College Board, 2011)
24.2%: Increase In The Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Under Obama. (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012)
17%: Cut To Medicare Benefits When Trust Fund Is Exhausted. (House Ways & Means Committee Hearing, 6/22/11)
14.4%: Real (U-6) Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
14%: African American Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
14%: Seniors That Believe They Can Retire Comfortably. (Reuters, 5/15/12)
7.8%: Unemployment Rate, Same As When Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/17/13)
4: Record Number Of Years Of +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. (The Hill, 9/10/12)
0:
Number Of Democrats In The House And Senate, Including Obama, Who Voted To Increase The Debt Ceiling In 2005-2006, When The Debt Was Half What It Is Now. (H. Con. Res. 95; Roll Call Vote 88; Passed 218-214; R 218-12; D 0-201; I 0-1, 3/17/05; H.J. Res 47: Adopted 52-48: R 52-3; D 0-44; I 0-1, 3/16/06, Obama Voted Nay)
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