Is Obama Negotiating A Treaty That Would Essentially Ban All "Buy American" Laws?

69 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent Barack Obama a letter expressing their concern that a new international treaty currently being negotiated would essentially ban all "Buy American" laws.  This new treaty is known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it is going to be one of the biggest "free trade" agreements in history.  Critics are referring to it as the "NAFTA of the Pacific", and it would likely cost the U.S. economy even more jobs than NAFTA did.  At the moment, the Trans-Pacific Partnership includes Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore.  Barack Obama is pushing hard to get the United States into the TPP, and Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, Canada, Japan and South Korea are also reportedly interested in joining.  But quite a few members of Congress have heard that "Buy American" laws will essentially be banned under this agreement, and this has many of them very concerned.  You can read the entire letter that was sent to Obama right here.  Unfortunately, the leaders of both major political parties are overwhelmingly in favor of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, so the objections of these 69 members of Congress are likely to fall on deaf ears.  The Trans-Pacific Partnership will accelerate the flow of American jobs out of this country, and meanwhile our politicians will continue to insist that they are doing everything that they can to "create jobs".

There is not much protecting American jobs these days.  The "Buy American" laws are one of the last remaining barriers that helps protect against much, much cheaper foreign labor, but now "Buy American" laws are in danger of being banned permanently as a recent article in the Huffington Post explained....

Since the 1930s, the American government has offered preferential treatment to American producers in the awarding of federal contracts. If a domestic producer offers the government a more expensive bid than a foreign producer, it can still be awarded the contract under certain circumstances, but more recent free trade agreements have granted other nations the same negotiating status as domestic firms. The Obama administration is currently pushing to grant the several nations involved in the Trans-Pacific deal the same privileged status, according to the Thursday letter.

The big problem is that foreign companies often have huge advantages over firms based in America.

In the United States, we have minimum-wage laws.  On the other side of the globe, it is legal to pay workers less than a dollar an hour with no benefits.

In the United States, we have thousands upon thousands of laws and regulations that businesses must comply with.  On the other side of the globe, there is often very little red tape.

The truth is that "free trade" is a really bad deal for the average American worker.  In the emerging one world economic system, labor has become a global commodity and U.S. workers must now compete for jobs with people on the other side of the planet.

Since U.S. workers are often 10 to 20 times more expensive than workers on the other side of the world, there has been a massive outflow of jobs from this country.  Treaties such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership will accelerate those job losses.

You would think that our politicians would notice that our formerly great manufacturing cities are turning into hellholes.

For example, the following is how James Kunstler described what he saw when he traveled through Gary, Indiana recently....

Between the ghostly remnants of factories stood a score of small cities and  neighborhoods where the immigrants settled five generations ago. A lot of it was foreclosed and shuttered. They were places of such stunning, relentless dreariness that you felt depressed just imagining how depressed the remaining denizens of these endless blocks of run-down shoebox houses must feel. Judging from the frequency of taquerias in the 1950s-vintage strip-malls, one inferred that the old Eastern European population had been lately supplanted by a new wave of Mexicans. They had inherited an infrastructure for daily life that was utterly devoid of conscious artistry when it was new, and now had the special patina of supernatural rot over it that only comes from materials not found in nature disintegrating in surprising and unexpected ways, sometimes even sublimely, like the sheen of an oil slick on water at a certain angle to the sun. There was a Chernobyl-like grandeur to it, as of the longed-for end of something enormous that hadn't worked out well.

 The economic guts of this country are being ripped to shreds right in front of our eyes.

Overall, more than 56,000 manufacturing facilities in the United States have been shut down since 2001.

That number is so crazy that it is hard to fully grasp.

The truth is that the "free trade" agenda of globalists such as Barack Obama is absolutely devastating our economy.

 

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OBAMA'S ECONOMIC REALITY...

The CBO Projects The Deficit At The End Of Obama's First Term Will Be $1.253 Trillion, Obama's Fourth Straight Trillion Deficit. ("An Analysis Of The President's 2013 Budget," Congressional Budget Office, 3/16/12)

Obama Will Fall "Far Short Of His Goal To Halve The Deficit In Four Years." "President Obama's proposed 2013 budget will forecast a $901 billion deficit for next year, falling far short of his goal to halve the deficit in four years." (Richard Wolf, "Obama Budget To Miss Deficit Goal," USA Today's "The Oval," 2/10/12)

• Los Angeles Times : Obama "Offers No Real Solution To The United States' Long-Term Fiscal Problems." "The day after the Greek Parliament approved another round of deep spending cuts in the face of violent protests, President Obama released a budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that offers no real solution to the United States' long-term fiscal problems." (Editorial, "What About The U.S. Debt?" Los Angeles Times, 2/14/12)
• The Washington Post: "The Final Budget Of His First Term Does Not Reflect The Leadership On Issues Of Debt And Deficit That Mr. Obama Once Vowed." (Editorial, "Obama's Budget Falls Short, But It Beats Many Alternatives,"The Washington Post, 2/13/12)
•  More Than Three Years Later, The Promised Jobs Are Nowhere To Be Found
  "Rising Layoffs, Falling Home Sales And Slowing Manufacturing Activity Are Sparking Fears That The Economic Recovery Is Headed For A Springtime Stall For The Third Year In A Row." (Ben Casselman and Nick Timiraos, "Economic Reports Fan Fears," The Wall Street Journal , 4/19/12)
  • "'It's Been The Weakest Recovery In The Post-World War II Period, And That Hasn't Changed,' Said David Rosenberg, Chief Economist For Investment Firm Gluskin Sheff." (Ben Casselman and Nick Timiraos, "Economic Reports Fan Fears," The Wall Street Journal , 4/19/12)
  Since President Obama Took Office, The Nation Has Lost 572,000 Jobs And The Unemployment Rate Has Increased From 7.8 Percent To 8.1 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/4/12)
  The Unemployment Rate Has Remained Above Eight Percent For A Record 39 Straight Months. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/4/12)
  • Congressional Budget Office: Unemployment Has Remained Above Eight Percent For The Longest Stretch Since The Great Depression. "The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making the past three years the longest stretch of high unemployment in this country since the Great Depression."("Understanding And Responding To Persistently High Unemployment," Congressional Budget Office, 2/16/12)
  "The Participation Rate, Which Indicates The Share Of Working-Age People In The Labor Force, Fell To 63.6 Percent, The Lowest Since December 1981, From 63.8 Percent." (Shobhana Chandra, "Payrolls In U.S. Rose 115,000 In April; Jobless Rate At 8.1%,"Bloomberg, 5/4/12)
  • The Number Of Workers Not In The Labor Force Reached An All-Time High Of 88,419,000. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/4/12)
  The Washington Post 's Ezra Klein: "Unemployment Rate Down To 8.1%, But For The Wrong Reason: People Dropping Out Of Labor Force." (Ezra Klein, Twitter Feed, 5/4/12) 

Senate Democrats Stall House-Passed Bills to Address Gas Prices, Create Jobs...

April 2, 2012 | Posted by Speaker Boehner's Press Office

With gas prices at $4 or higher throughout much of the country, Speaker Boehner challenged President Obama to push Senate Democrats to act quickly on several of the bipartisan energy bills already passed by the House. Watch Boehner in the Weekly Republican Address here: MORE FROM THE SPEAKER BLOG: Bipartisan energy bills to create jobs and address high gas prices aren’t the only ones being blocked. Nearly 30 House-passed jobs and energy bills are awaiting a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and it’s been 1,069 days since Senate Democrats offered a budget. The House passed the Path to Prosperity budget, a pro-growth blueprint that will cut government spending, help create jobs, protect seniors, and promote an “all of the above” energy strategy to address high gas prices. Read more about the budget here. Speaker Boehner called the House-passed budget “the only responsible budget in town.” The Energy & Commerce Committee began considering two new “all of the above” American Energy Initiative bills - the Gasoline Regulations Act and Strategic Energy Production Act. President Obama likes to say he’s for the Republicans’ “all of the above” energy strategy, but his actions have only rarely backed up his words. CNN highlighted this “Obama Gap” here. Here’s another example where the Obama administration is pushing new energy regulations that would increase electricity rates and cost thousands of jobs. The Obama administration ignored a Thursday deadline to provide the Energy & Commerce Committee with information about the “stimulus”-funded Section 1603 grant program. The president’s widely unpopular health care law hits American college students and families with “triple whammy”: higher tuitions, higher student loan costs, and fewer jobs. The House has voted 27 times to repeal, defund, or dismantle parts of the president’s health care law, and – as Speaker Boehner said – “there can be no letup until it’s fully repealed. The House Ways & Means Committee approved the Small Business Tax Cut Act, Pledge to America legislation that gives small businesses a one-year, 20 percent tax cut.

Nearly 30 Bipartisan Jobs Bills Await a Vote in Senate; More on the Way

January 8, 2012 | Posted by Speaker Boehner's Press Staff

Happy New Year! In this first Weekly Republican Address of 2012, Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY) discusses the Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators which “is designed to empower small businesses and get government out of their way.” Rep. Hayworth notes the House passed nearly 30 bipartisan jobs bills in 2011 that remain stuck in the Democratic-controlled Senate -- and “more jobs bills are in the works.” Watch this week's address and learn more below: Highlights from Rep. Hayworth's Address on GOP Jobs Bills & Full-Year Payroll Tax Relief Extension: “There are nearly 30 jobs bills passed by the House with support from both Republicans and Democrats that are awaiting action in the Democratic-run Senate,” said Rep. Hayworth. “We are hopeful that President Obama, in his State of the Union Address, will express a willingness to work with Republicans to enact all of these jobs bills.” You can find the full list here and find more information on our jobs plan on jobs.GOP.gov. [READ MORE] Rep. Hayworth is one of the negotiators working to finish a year-long extension of the payroll tax break. As she noted, “the Republican-led House has passed a full year extension of the payroll tax holiday” but “the Senate, controlled by the president's own party, has not.” [READ MORE] “Finding work in this economy remains a struggle,” said Rep. Hayworth. And for those fortunate enough to find a new job, the Obama administration’s policies are driving up costs for working families - on health care, energy, and more - faster than wages are rising. [READ MORE] “Unemployment has now been above eight percent for 35 straight months,” said Rep. Hayworth, “the longest such stretch since the Great Depression.” In fact, the unemployment rate has averaged 9.4 percent and the economy has lost more than 600,000 jobs since the ‘stimulus’ spending bill was enacted. [READ MORE] “In the coming weeks, the House will consider job-creating proposals to reduce unnecessary and burdensome regulations, and repair and improve America’s roads and bridges,” said Rep. Hayworth. The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, for example, would link new American energy production to high-priority infrastructure projects. [READ MORE] Rep. Hayworth also marks the one-year anniversary of the Tucson, AZ shooting that took six lives. “In those difficult hours, Americans reminded the world that no act of violence would silence the dialogue of democracy,” said Hayworth. Watch the full address here. [READ MORE] More News from Speaker.gov: KEYSTONE CLOCK IS TICKING: After three years of reviews, reports, and delays, how much longer will he keep the American people waiting for a decision on the job-creating Keystone XL energy pipeline? [VIEW THE KEYSTONE CLOCK] THE BYSTANDER PRESIDENT: Instead of working with lawmakers to create a better environment for private-sector job growth, the White House admitted it has no serious legislative agenda, saying President Obama's “election-year strategy” is to “travel the country” in 2012 while “attacking Congress.” [READ MORE] UNPRECEDENTED: Speaker Boehner called President Obama's “recess” appointment (when the Senate was not in recess) an “extraordinary and entirely unprecedented power grab,” and noted the position “had not been filled for one reason: the agency it heads is bad for jobs and bad for the economy.” [READ MORE] 2011 IN PHOTOS: From the opening of the 112th Congress to the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree, this set of photos will take you through some of 2011’s many events on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. [VIEW PHOTOS] Don’t forget to watch the weekly Republican address by Rep. Hayworth and be sure to stay connected with the Office of the Speaker throughout 2012 on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Google Plus, and Speaker.gov. Thank you! - Speaker Boehner’s Press Office

The Year In Review: The Economy

2011 Was The Year That Obama’s Recovery Failed To Show Up

THIS YEAR, OBAMA CAME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT HE WON’T BE ABLE TO RUN ON HIS FAILED RECORD FOR REELECTION

The White House Is Concerned That The Economy Stands In The Way Of A Second Term, As “One Obama Adviser Conceded, ‘The Numbers Add Up To Defeat.’” “Privately, however, Obama’s team is concerned about the factors beyond its control, talking of an imminent need to retool their economic message and strategy heading into 2012. Absent the president’s ability to defy political gravity, one Obama adviser conceded, ‘The numbers add up to defeat.’” (Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, “Obama’s Big Drags,” Politico, 8/4/11)

• Politico: “Obama Has Few, If Any, Domestic Achievements That Enjoy Broad Public Support. No One Assumes Employment, Growth Or Housing Prices To Pick Up Much, If At All ….” (Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, “Obama’s Big Drags,” Politico, 8/4/11)

Recent Data “Paint A Picture Of An Economy Stuck In Low Gear” Dashing Hopes That Economy Could Run For Reelection On His Economic Success. “The Obama team has long hoped that the president’s 2012 campaign would be underpinned by an economy that was clearly accelerating out of the Great Recession, showing strong growth and job creation. But recent economic data paint a picture of an economy stuck in low gear, held down by continued high personal debt, a moribund housing market, high food and gas prices, persistent weather disasters and widespread unease about what the future holds.” (Ben White, “Economy May Hurt Obama '12,” Politico, 5/31/11)

· “The Messages Of Hope And Change…Will Have To Evolve.” “The dismal numbers mean Obama and his advisers are looking at a tough campaign filled with new challenges. The message of hope and change that brought in 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 will have to evolve.”(Charles Riley, “Swing State Economies Complicate 2012 Picture,” CNN Money, 12/1/11)

“Only 9% Of Voters In 12 Key Swing States Say Economic Conditions Are Good Or Excellent.” “Only 9% of voters in 12 key swing states say economic conditions are good or excellent, according to a Gallup survey released in early November. And 72% say the economy is getting worse, not better. Voters in those states slightly favor a Republican on unemployment, and Republicans also have a double digit lead on who would better handle the federal budget deficit and debt.” (Charles Riley, “Swing State Economies Complicate 2012 Picture,” CNN Money, 12/1/11)

OBAMA’S ROSY PREDICTIONS OF GROWTH FAILED TO PAN OUT IN 2011

The Washington Post’s Fact Checker Said “Obama Is On Track To Have The Worst Jobs Record Of Any President In The Modern Era.” “Unless the economy turns around in the next 18 months, Obama is on track to have the worst jobs record of any president in the modern era. That would be an accurate statement.” (Glenn Kessler, “Rick Perry’s Claim That Obama Has ‘Killed More Jobs’ Than Any Other President,” The Washington Post’s “The Fact Checker”, 8/22/11)

“Economic Growth Never Lived Up To The Expectations” Of The Obama White House. “And because economic growth never lived up to the expectations set early by different White House officials at different times – remember ‘the summer of recovery’? – voters simply don’t have the money or confidence to buy big things like they use to.” (Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, “Obama’s Big Drags,” Politico, 8/4/11)

The Policies Obama Thought Were His Biggest Accomplishments Remain Deeply Unpopular. “A big hurdle for the president is the unpopularity of the very policies that his team thought would be big accomplishments in the first term. Polls show his economic policy, the health care law and the auto bailout gets positive reviews from fewer than half of voters. Hard to see how that changes.” (Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, “Obama’s Big Drags,” Politico, 8/4/11)

FLASHBACK: In 2009, Economists Warned That Obama’s Economic Predictions Were Too Optimistic. “President Barack Obama’s economic forecasts for long-term growth are too optimistic, many economists warn, a miscalculation that would mean budget deficits will be much higher than the administration is now acknowledging.” (Jeanne Cummings, “Some Economists Warn Barack Obama’s Economic Predictions Too Optimistic,” Politico, 7/14/09)

• Economic Experts Described The Obama Administrations Forecasts As “Rosy” And “Fantasy.” “But a series of POLITICO interviews in recent days with independent economists of varied political stripes found widespread disdain for Obama’s first round of assumptions, with some experts invoking such phrases as ‘rosy’ and ‘fantasy.’” (Jeanne Cummings, “Some Economists Warn Barack Obama’s Economic Predictions Too Optimistic,” Politico, 7/14/09)

The Obama Administration Was Forced To Downgrade Their Projections For 2012

The White House Predicts Unemployment Next Year Could Remain Higher Than 8 Percent Meaning No Job Growth After “The Biggest Stimulus Package In The History Of The World.” “The White House anticipates unemployment at 8.25 percent and Goldman Sachs and others warn the number could be higher — close to 9 percent, which would mean no net job growth after the biggest stimulus package in the history of the world.” (Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, “Obama’s Big Drags,” Politico, 8/4/11)

• The OMB’s Alternative Forecast Predicts That Unemployment Will Remain Above Nine Percent Through 2012. “In an effort to take into consideration changes in the economic climate that have occurred since June (turmoil in Europe, natural disasters domestically, etc....) OMB offers an "alternative economic forecast" along with the Mid-Session Review. Under that model, the unemployment rate takes even longer to decline, going from 9.0 percent in 2012, to 8.5 percent in 2013 to 7.8 percent in 2014. In 2016 it hits 6.1 percent.” (Sam Stein, “White House Report: Unemployment Rate Above 6 Percent Until 2016,” The Huffington Post, 9/1/11)

“At This Pace, It Will Take Until The End Of 2016 For The U.S. To Replace All The Jobs Lost During The Recession That Ended Two Years Ago.” “This continues the recent trend of a slowly improving job market, consistent with a tepid recovery but no recession. In 2011, the economy has added about 120,000 jobs a month. At this pace, it will take until the end of 2016 for the U.S. to replace all the jobs lost during the recession that ended two years ago. After the previous seven post-World War II recessions, it took the economy on average about two to three years to recover job losses.” (Editorial, “When 9% Is A Relief,” The Wall Street Journal, 11/7/11)

OBAMA ADMITTED HIS HOUSING POLICIES LET DOWN MILLIONS OF AMERICANS STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR HOMES

“This Summer At The White House, Obama Offered A Rare Acknowledgment That His Response To The Housing Crisis Had Fallen Short.” (Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama’s Efforts To Aid Homeowners, Boost Housing Market Fall Far Short Of Goals,” The Washington Post, 10/23/11)

• Obama Said That Housing Has Been The “Most Stubborn In Us Trying To Solve The Problem.” “Asked what mistakes he had made in handling the recession and what he would do differently, he said: ‘We had to revamp housing several times to try and help people stay in their homes and try to start lifting home values up. Of all the things we’ve done, that’s probably been the area that’s been most stubborn in us trying to solve the problem.’” (Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama’s Efforts To Aid Homeowners, Boost Housing Market Fall Far Short Of Goals,” The Washington Post, 10/23/11)
• President Obama Said “I’ll Be Honest With You, [Housing] Is Probably The Biggest Drag On The Economy Right Now.” “‘I’ll be honest with you, this is probably the biggest drag on the economy right now,’ Obama replied to a questioner at an economic forum in Palo Alto, Calif., who lamented that the ‘housing crisis will not go away.’” (Abby Phillip, “Housing Crisis Back On President Obama’s Agenda,” Politico, 7/11/11)

Treasury Secretary Geithner: “But Our Programs Have Dramatically Underperformed What We Thought. … We Are Very Disappointed And Frustrated By It And We Have A Lot Of Challenges Ahead.” (Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Testimony Before The House Financial Services Committee, Washington, D.C., 10/6/11)

PROMISE: President Obama Promised That His Housing Program Would Prevent 7 To 9 Million Families From Foreclosure. “And we will pursue the housing plan I'm outlining today. And through this plan, we will help between 7 and 9 million families restructure or refinance their mortgages so they can afford—avoid foreclosure.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks On The Home Mortgage Industry In Mesa, Arizona, 2/18/09)

FACT: Obama Has Only Helped 1.7 Million Avoid Foreclosure Of The 9 Million Homeowners He Promised. “President Obama pledged at the beginning of his term to boost the nation’s crippled housing market and help as many as 9 million homeowners avoid losing their homes to foreclosure. Nearly three years later, it hasn’t worked out. Obama has spent just $2.4 billion of the $50 billion he promised. The initiatives he announced have helped 1.7 million people.” (Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama’s Efforts To Aid Homeowners, Boost Housing Market Fall Far Short Of Goals,” The Washington Post, 10/23/11)

• The Administration’s Foreclosure Prevention Programs “Have Had Little Impact On The Overall Housing Sector.” “The administration is already using taxpayer funds from its $700 billion bank bailout program to help prevent foreclosures and give struggling Americans a reprieve on their mortgage payments. But the programs have had little impact on the overall housing sector.” (“White House Says Needs To Deal With Housing Problems,” Reuters, 6/5/11)
• “To Date, Administration Programs Have Permanently Reduced The Debt Of Just One Tenth Of 1 Percent Of Underwater Borrowers.” (Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama’s Efforts To Aid Homeowners, Boost Housing Market Fall Far Short Of Goals,” The Washington Post, 10/23/11)

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VALUES and PROVEN LEADERSHIP.

• Texas is projected to collect $82.7 billion in this 2-year budget cycle, up from the $81.1 billion being spent. The result: $1.6 billion in surplus.
• Texas closed the 2010-2011 budget cycle with a General Revenue balance of $1.1 billion.
• Texas' Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), or Rainy Day Fund, is now projected to have $7.321 billion at the end of the 2-year budget cycle.

What's more, the new projections from, based on actual receipts thus far, suggest that Texas' fiscal picture could be even better than currently stated in The Texas Tribune:
Her projections are conservative. For instance, her projection is that the state's sales tax revenues will increase by 5.3 percent during the current fiscal year; during the first three months of the fiscal year, the increases have been in the double digits. Combs said in her cover letter that she'll revise the numbers if needed between now and the end of this two-year budget in August 2013.

Texas Comptroller Revenue Estimate (December 2011)

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Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law 21 new tax increases that will directly impact your pocketbook. This is not how we get on the road to recovery and if you are with me I need you to stand with me today.

I went to Washington to end government bloat. I have supported 22 jobs bills that will help get America back to work. I will not compromise on you - the American people. I will not force additional taxes on you to make up for the inefficiencies in Washington and government growth Obama is pushing for.

Seeing the oncoming tidal wave of federal programs that need future funding, I have stayed the course and stood firm. I voted to repeal and defund Obamacare. I voted for "Cut, Cap, and Balance". I have voted and will continue to vote for legislation that will help America get back on sound fiscal footing. There is a line in the sand, Obama's 21 or the GOP's 22. Source:

Wasserman Schultz Manufactures Jobs Figure

Posted on November 16, 2011

Cross Post

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz wrongly claimed that the U.S. has begun to add “millions of jobs in manufacturing.” About 800,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost during President Obama’s time in office, reaching a low of about 11.5 million in December 2009. Since then, about 303,000 manufacturing jobs have been created — not “millions.” At the current pace, the country will not return to the pre-Obama manufacturing job level until August 2016.
Wasserman Schultz, the head of the Democratic National Committee, made her statement Nov. 13 on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Wasserman Schultz, Nov. 13: Well, what I concede is that we do have a long way to go, but we absolutely have begun to turn things around, and we have made steady, but not quick enough progress. I mean, before President Obama took office, we were losing 750,000 jobs a month, David. And now we’ve had 20 straight months of growth in the private sector. We’ve added 2.8 million jobs in the private sector alone, begun to add, you know, millions of jobs in pri — in manufacturing. We’re starting to focus on making things in America again.

The Florida congresswoman is correct that when the president took office, job losses were exceptionally high. Job losses continued through February 2010, and since that time, nearly 2.8 million jobs have been created in the private sector (during that time only about 2.3 million jobs have been created overall due to job losses in the public sector).
But Wasserman Schultz is wrong about gains in manufacturing. Since Obama took office, there has been a net loss of 800,000 manufacturing jobs, hitting a low of about 11.5 million in December 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the past 22 months, since that low point, about 303,000 manufacturing jobs have been created for a monthly average of 13,772.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

At the current pace of recovery (measuring from the low point to today), the U.S. would not produce 1 million manufacturing jobs until January 2016, and jobs in that industry would not return to pre-Obama levels until August 2016. It would take until 2022 to add at least 2 million jobs — the minimum required for “millions” to be accurate.
We contacted the DNC about this claim, and spokesman Brad Woodhouse said that Wasserman Schultz “simply misspoke.”

Woodhouse, Nov. 16: She simply misspoke on the manufacturing side where she usually says hundreds of thousands — her point though is no less relevant — as you’ll see below — manufacturing has played an important role in the 20 consecutive months of private sector job growth we have experienced …

Listening to the video, it is clear that Wasserman Schultz briefly stumbles over her words, but she recovers to clearly state that millions of manufacturing jobs have been created. And that is not true. She would have been correct to say that hundreds of thousands have been created since the low point in manufacturing employment was reached in December 2009.
– Scott Blackburn
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Admits Obama Economy Not Growing Fast Enough To Create Jobs

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: “And this is an economy that is not growing fast enough to create enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate.”(Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Remarks At Intel, Chandler, AZ, 11/8/11)

BIGGEST MISTAKE  IN HISTORY..WAS MADE TODAY..
Today,November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected President.


NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE PRINTED.. The Economy, 9% Unemployment, Americas Escalating spending, $14 Trillion Dollars in debt and rising, Borrowing 40 % of every dollar spent, Americas lowered credit rating..All time high 15 Percent of Americans on Food Stamps

‎ Over 40% of Americans do not pay taxes..Thanks, Obama for an unforgettable three years.

PERRY WALKS THE WALK NOT TALKS ABOUT IT..
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BIDEN CLAIMS THE STIMULUS DID “VERY GOOD THINGS FOR THE ECONOMY”REALITY CHECK..

Biden Claims The $825 Billion Stimulus Worked. VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: “No. Look, here’s the deal. Nobody can look you in the eye and tell you that the Recovery Act and that stimulus did not create jobs and did not do very good things for the economy.” (CNN’s “State Of The Union,” 10/23/11)

REALITY CHECK ON THE STIMULUS

Since The First $825 BillionStimulus Was Passed, The Nation Has Lost 1.5 Million Jobs And The Unemployment Rate Has Remained Over 8 Percent For A Post-WWII Record 32 Straight Months.(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 10/03/311)

Unemployment Next Year Could Remain Higher Than 8 Percent, Meaning No Job Growth After “The Biggest Stimulus Package In The History Of The World.” .”(Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, “Obama’s Big Drags,” Politico, 8/4/11)

“Unless The Economy Turns Around In The Next 18 Months, Obama Is On Track To Have The Worst Jobs Record Of Any President In The Modern Era. That Would Be An Accurate Statement.” (Glenn Kessler, “Rick Perry’s Claim That Obama Has ‘Killed More Jobs’ Than Any Other President,” The Washington Post’s “The Fact Checker,” 8/22/11)

·       “Barring An Economic Miracle, Obama Will Likely Enter The Heart Of The Campaign Season With Unemployment North Of 8%.”(Charles Riley, “Jobs Report: Good News For Obama? Not Exactly,” CNN Money, 10/7/11)

In 2010, The Number Of Americans Living In Poverty (46.2 Million) Reached The Highest Level On Record. (Press Release, “Income, Poverty And Health Insurance Coverage In The United States: 2010,” U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11)

In (Sho Chandra, “Falling U.S. Wages Threaten Consumer Spending,” Bloomberg, 10/3/11)2010, Median Household Incomes Fell To $49,445 – “The Lowest In More Than A Decade.”

AND ON THE ECONOMY, BIDEN SAYS “IT IS BETTER”

Biden Says The Economy Is Better. CNN’s CANDY CROWLEY: “Do you think that's good enough to reelect the Obama-Biden team? It would have been worse?” VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: “The answer is - that's not the argument, it would have been worse. It is better, number one, and number two, everything is a choice. There’s a clear choice emerging here” (CNN’s “State Of The Union,” 10/23/11) 

“Every Re-Election Race — From City Council To President — Ultimately Comes Down To A Simple Question: Are You Better Off Than You Were (Fill-In-The-Blank) Years Ago?”(Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake, “President Obama’s ‘Are You Better Off’ Problem,” The Washington Post’s “The Fix,” 9/6/11)

• “And That Is A Major Problem For President Obama Heading Into His Re-Election Race Next Fall.” (Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake, “President Obama’s ‘Are You Better Off’ Problem,” The Washington Post’s “The Fix,” 9/6/11)
• President Barack Obama's 11^th Quarter In Office Was The Worst Of His Administration, Based On His Quarterly Average Job Approval Ratings.” (Jeffrey M. Jones, “Obama Approval Average Slides To New Low In 11^th Quarter,” Gallup, 10/21/11)

·       “Among Those Surveyed, Less Than 40 Percent Say Obama's Proposed Remedies For High Unemployment Would Increase Jobs Significantly.” (Jim Kuhnhenn And Jennifer Agiesta, “AP-GfK Poll: Hope Weak For Economy, Obama Remedies,” The Associated Press, 10/20/11)

Less Than A Third Think That Obama’s Policies Have Helped Create Opportunities For Them To Get Ahead. “Just 31 percent of those polled said that his agenda has increased ‘opportunity for people like you to get ahead,’ while 37 percent said it has decreased their opportunities and 26 percent said it has had no effect.”(Ronald Brownstein, “The President,” National Journal, 10/14/11)

·       “A Huge Swath Of Americans — 77 Percent — Told Pollsters They Think The Economy Is Currently In A Recession.” (Mackenzie Weinger, “Pollster: ‘Trend Isn’t Good’ For Obama,” Politico, 10/6/11)

·       “Just 11 Percent Say They Think The Economy Is Improving, Compared With 44 Percent Who Said They Believe It Is Getting Worse.” (Mackenzie Weinger, “Pollster: ‘Trend Isn’t Good’ For Obama,” Politico, 10/6/11)