Claim: In a Nov. 9 opinion piece for USA Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented a lengthy list of Democratic accomplishments since assuming control of the House and Senate in January 2007 — including "restoring fiscal discipline to the Congress." That one stopped us. The fact is the federal government ended fiscal year 2009 with a $1.4 trillion deficit — the highest deficit as a share of the gross domestic product since 1945.
Fact-check: Pelosi Pablum on 'Fiscal Discipline' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in a nov. 9 opinion piece for usa today, house speaker nancy pelosi presented a lengthy list of democratic accomplishments since assuming control of the house and senate in january 2007 — including "restoring fiscal discipline to the congress." that one stopped us. the fact is the federal government ended fiscal year 2009 with a $1.4 trillion deficit — the highest deficit as a share of the gross domestic product since 1945.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-11-10T23:41:06