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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (86197)	12/2/2010 12:12:38 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 149317

Actually, his first reduced the deficit by like $125B. I guess he wasn't paying attention when Cheney said deficits didn't matter. Didn't take him long to get started. Sorry 'bout that. US Fiscal Deficit Falls to USD1.3 Trillion, by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington Tuesday, October 19, 2010 United States Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, and Office of Management and Budget Acting Director, Jeffrey Zients, have released details showing that the federal government’s deficit in the fiscal year (FY) 2010 was almost USD1.3 trillion, 9% less than in FY 2009. usa-tax-news.com

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (86197)	12/2/2010 2:21:56 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

Tea Party Caucus Takes $1 Billion In Earmarks Members of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus may tout their commitment to cutting government spending now, but they used the 111th Congress to request hundreds of earmarks that, taken cumulatively, added more than $1 billion to the federal budget. According to a Hotline review of records compiled by Citizens Against Government Waste, the 52 members of the caucus, which pledges to cut spending and reduce the size of government, requested a total of 764 earmarks valued at $1,049,783,150 during Fiscal Year 2010, the last year for which records are available. "It's disturbing to see the Tea Party Caucus requested that much in earmarks. This is their time to put up or shut up, to be blunt," said David Williams, vice president for policy at Citizens Against Government Waste. "There's going to be a huge backlash if they continue to request earmarks." read more......... hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com