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AMERICAN FREEDOM & PROSPERITY
Congressman Pete Sessions32nd District of Texas
What’s Happening in Washington, D.C.?
February 2010
Washington, DC Office2233 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-4332(202) 225-2231
Dallas, TX OfficePark Central VII
12750 Merit Drive, Suite 1434 Dallas, Texas 75251-1229
(972) 392-0505 www.house.gov/sessions
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Population:Urban areas house half of all the world’s people, and continue to grow in both rich and poor countries.
The World in Numbers: THE WORLD IS SPIKYby Richard Florida
Map by Tim Gulden, University of Maryland.From Richard Florida, “The World is Spiky,”The Atlantic Monthly, October 2005
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The World in Numbers: THE WORLD IS SPIKYby Richard Florida
Patents:Just a few places produce most of the world’s innovations. Innovation remains difficult without a critical mass of financiers, entrepreneurs, and scientists, often nourished by world-class universities and flexible corporations.
Map by Tim Gulden, University of Maryland.From Richard Florida, “The World is Spiky,”The Atlantic Monthly, October 2005
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American Freedom and Prosperity
Current Debt: $12.3 trillion
New Debt Ceiling: $14.3 trillion
Record Deficit for FY2009: $1.4 trillion, over 3 times the 2008 record
Unemployment: 9.7% (2009 average = 9.3% and up to record 10.2%)
Texas Unemployment over 12 months: increased from 5.7% to 8.3%
National unemployment since December 2007: 7.6 to 14.8 million
Where are we now?
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Source: Committee on the Budget
Current Debt:$12,278,636,000,000
Source: Treasury Department; Monthly Statement of Public Debt 01/31/2010
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FY 2009 Record Deficit:$1,417,086,000,000
Source: Treasury Department; Financial Management Service, Monthly Treasury Statement
Source: Committee on the Budget
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American Freedom and Prosperity
FY 2009 Record Deficit:$1,417,086,000,000
Source: Treasury Department; Financial Management Service, Monthly Treasury Statement
Source: Committee on the Budget
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Record Unemployment:9.3% Average for 2009
Source: Labor Department, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Joint Economic Committee with data from Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Change in UnemploymentFrom a Republican to Democrat Congress
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Change in UnemploymentFrom a Republican to Democrat Congress
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Change in UnemploymentFrom a Republican to Democrat Congress
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Record Spending“Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government
spending for three years.” - President Obama (SOTU, 01/19)
Source: Committee on the Budget
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Record Spending
Newly released FY 2011 Presidential Budget
Spends too much: record $3.8 trillion in spending
Taxes too much: more than $2 trillion in tax hikes
Borrows too much: record budget deficit of $1.6 trillion for a
total of $14 trillion of inherited by our children and
grandchildren.
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FY 2011 Budget:$468 billion in new taxes on American businesses
US-based multi-national firms will
face $122.2 billion in tax increases
over the next decade.
Not only will this tax destroy jobs and
reduce investment, it will result in
American businesses moving their
headquarters to lower-tax countries.
AMERICAN FREEDOM & PROSPERITY
Congressman Pete Sessions32nd District of Texas
“What’s Happening in Washington, D.C.?”
February 2010
Washington, DC Office2233 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-4332(202) 225-2231
Dallas, TX OfficePark Central VII
12750 Merit Drive, Suite 1434 Dallas, Texas 75251- 1229
(972) 392-0505
To receive my weekly email newsletter, please visit my website at http://sessions.house.gov/subscribe
www.house.gov/sessions
SUPPLEMENTAL
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Economic Policy SHOULD:
Allow American families to keep their hard-earned money.
Create and protect jobs.
Provide incentives to spur business investment.
Ensure stability in the financial markets.
Preserve the American legacy of leaving the next generation in a better position than the current generation inherited.
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Economics 101
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Record Taxing
Increases Taxes by $2.3 Trillion over 10 years
$969 billion: 2001 and 2003 tax cuts to expire.
$743 billion: Government takeover of health care.
$262 billion: Miscellaneous taxes.
$122 billion: U.S. International tax rules and enforcements.
$90 billion: “Financial crisis responsibility fee” on financial institutions.
$59 billion: Repeal of last-in, first-out inventory practices.
$39 billion: Repeal of tax credits for energy production (gas, oil, coal).
$24 billion: Carried interest tax over doubles from 15% to 39.6%.
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Record SpendingSpending Increases by 2020
Interest Payments on Debt: increases $653 billion; 349.2%
Discretionary Spending: increases $265 billion; 21.7%
Mandatory Spending:
Medicare: increases $528 billion; 124.2%
Medicaid: increases $236 billion; 94%
Social Security: increases $523 billion; 77.1%
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Current Debt:$12,278,636,000,000
Source: Treasury Department; Monthly Statement of Public Debt 01/31/2010
Source: Committee on the Budget
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FY 2009 Record Deficit:$1,417,086,000,000
Source: Treasury Department; Financial Management Service, Monthly Treasury Statement
Source: Committee on the Budget
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Record Spending
Sessions Amendment to Freeze Spending – Feb. 2, 2010:
First opportunity to enforce President’s freeze after SOTU
Amendment would have frozen two grant programs in the
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
Every Democrat voted “NO” in the Rules Committee.
Of the 26 amendments submitted, this freeze was the only one
not allowed for floor debate
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The World in Numbers: THE WORLD IS SPIKYby Richard Florida
Scientific Citations:The world’s most prolific and influential scientific researchers overwhelmingly reside in U.S. and European cities.
Map by Tim Gulden, University of Maryland.From Richard Florida, “The World is Spiky,”The Atlantic Monthly, October 2005
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