Assertion: mandatory spending | /r/CapableOf | double response
Facets:
value: to them
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: because of the federal government
type: CAUSE
value: because of the financial crisis
type: CAUSE
value: in 2009
type: TEMPORAL
value: to 5.1 percent of gdp
type: OTHER
value: because of recession
type: CAUSE
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In 2009, however, other mandatory spending nearly doubled to 5.1 percent of GDP because of the financial crisis and recession and the federal government’s response to them.