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? asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

Did Pelosi promise a "Pay as you go" congress in 2007? What happened?

The Republicans were fired in 2006 for over spending. Pelosi knew this and capitalized on it but then turned around and spent more than the republicans did and increased the entitlement programs to the breaking point.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Pay-Go is a rule, not a law. Rules can be broken.

  • ?
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    1 decade ago

    Pelosi keeps a (D) at the end of her name which is an iron-clad guarantee she will demand escalated borrowing FOREVER.

    During the 2006 campaign, EVERY Democrat's spending votes were AT LEAST 3 times MORE than what had actually been spent - WHILE they complained too much has been spent. It didn't surprise anyone ABLE to pay attention that the FIRST Democrat budget year multiplied the last Bush/GOP deficit about tenfold.

  • 1 decade ago

    Uh, Pelosi is no longer majority leader.

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