The president delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday offering the familiar rhetoric of his failed record. The Republican-led House has advanced nearly 30 jobs bills that aim to meet some of the exact goals outlined in the president’s speech. However, these bills are being stalled by the president’s political allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
"I’m astonished that the president would call for an economy built on American manufacturing and energy and an all-of-the-above energy strategy – a Republican initiative – since his actions have never matched such rhetoric."
Today marks the 1,000th day since the Democratic-controlled Senate has produced a federal budget. Federal government debt has exceeded $15 trillion and non-defense discretionary spending has jumped 84 percent under the current administration, which is responsible for the three largest deficits in American history. The Labor Department’s latest job figures revealed that unemployment has been above 8 percent for 35 consecutive months.