National debt graphic from The Heritage Foundation - From this article http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/09/will-growing-government-debt-undermine-the-american-dream
It has been over 1,000 days and there is still no hope the Democratic Senate will pass a budget, which is a clear violation of the 1974 Budget Act.
In 2002, then Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi chided Congress for the delay in passing a budget because it “hurts America’s children.”
In 2006, it was difficult for the GOP House to pass the budget, but they succeeded. When the media incorrectly predicted failure, then Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said, “Republicans are now on the cusp of failing to meet the most basic responsibility of governing.”
In September 2006, then Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), the future Chairman of the Budget Committee, declared “If you can’t pass a budget, you can’t govern.” He is correct.
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says “Democrats use to have righteous indignation, but unfortunately for them, they also had their facts wrong. In reality, the GOP House has never failed to pass a budget resolution.” - Republican Security Council
