Congressional Republicans have attacked the Obama administration's stimulus program on the grounds that it involves spending money we don't have, but Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) struck back sharply against that argument in an appearance Sunday on ABC's This Week.
"On the floor of the Senate, I heard over and over again, 'This is a trillion dollars that we're not paying for,'" Schumer began.
Schumer was referring to statements like those made by House Minority Leader, John Boehner, who is quoted on his official website as saying, “Republicans agree action is needed to help our economy create jobs and get back on the path to recovery, but borrowing billions from our children and grandchildren and spending it on slow-moving government programs isn’t the answer."
"I never heard that mentioned when it came to the Iraq War," continued Schumer, "which is a trillion dollars which we're not paying for. I never heard it mentioned when George Bush changed a surplus of $300 billion into a deficit of over 800."(snip)
"So all of a sudden, the reason to be against this is deficit spending," Schumer concluded. "But when it was Iraq War or tax cuts for the highest-income people, we never heard it."Watch video
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