Showing posts with label congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label congress. Show all posts
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Rep. Jones pushes for end to Afghanistan War
Rep. Jones pushes for end to Afghanistan War
Sue BookENC Today
February 14, 2011
They are faces, not numbers, for Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-NC.
Jones has signed more than 9,803 letters to immediate and extended family members of the fallen. And he regularly visits those wounded in battle.
At least 1,462 U.S. military personnel have died since the 2001 beginning of war in Afghanistan, Department of Defense numbers through Feb. 7 show. American military wounded in action in Operation Enduring Freedom now totals 10,308, according to the DoD.
Read entire article
Debt now equals total U.S. economy
Debt now equals total U.S. economy
Stephen DinanThe Washington Times
February 14, 2011
President Obama projects that the gross federal debt will top $15 trillion this year, officially equalling the size of the entire U.S. economy, and will jump to nearly $21 trillion in five years’ time.
Amid the other staggering numbers in the budget Mr. Obama sent to Congress on Monday, the debt stands out — both because Congress will need to vote to raise the debt limit later this year, and because the numbers are so large.
Mr. Obama‘s budget said 2011 will see the biggest one-year jump in debt in history, or nearly $2 trillion in a single year. And the administration says it will reach $15.476 trillion by Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, to reach 102.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) — the first time since World War II that dubious figure has been reached.
Read entire article
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)