Obama Nominee Crumbles Trying To Defend WH Budget Deception

The Budget Committee held a hearing today to consider the nomination of Heather Higginbottom to be President Obama's deputy budget director. Sen. Sessions confronted the nominee over false assertions from the White House regarding the president's budget.

Both President Obama and his budget director have repeatedly said that the president's budget allows us to "live within our means," "spend money that we have each year," and "begin paying down our debt." (http://1.usa.gov/hvENzK, http://youtu.be/rTuzmyMwH7E) Numerous fact-check organizations have found these statements to be false, (http://goo.gl/ZuitF) and Sessions has argued that these inaccurate claims undermine efforts to confront our growing fiscal crisis.

In reality, the budget that President Obama submitted adds $13 trillion to the debt, never has a deficit less than $600 billion, and spends more than it takes in every single year. And by the tenth year, interest payments on our debt will rise to $844 billion--more than we spend on Medicare or defense.

Note: Ms. Higginbottom, a former advisor for Obama's presidential campaign, has no formal budget training or experience.

UPDATE 3/18: CBO released its analysis of the president's budget today, finding that the Obama proposal actually conceals $2.3 trillion in deficits. Using more realistic economic assumptions than the White House used, total deficits over the next decade will reach $9.5 trillion. (http://1.usa.gov/fTc9lT)

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[boogiechillen123]

11 illegal hispanic immigrants in Fresno California were arrested for running a home invasion ring. When arrested, they were ALL found to be on government programs such as welfare, food stamps, and their childrens health care was being paid for by tax payers. This is part of a widespread problem of U.S. taxpayers taking care of citizens of foreign nations.

If we eliminate all money spent on foreign citizens, we would save billions and help improve our economy, which is our right.

[LtSurge659]

When you can't answer a question with a simple answer, you have very few legitimate reasons.

[medinafernando1970]

There only using her as a example they should put Obama there to answer those questions>>

[MrTreantHugger]

@mattaperry So the US government can create debt and not take it into consideration? If it's not run like a business, then how can the tax payers money be insured?

[mueygringo]

OWNED!!!

OBAMA LIARS!!!

[rivrat210]

She got smoked with facts!

[damrak1969]

"We have to borrow money to pay on our deficit."

[musicman812]

@mattaperry "Government economics" isn't some special study that escapes traditional economic theory. It should be run like a business. After all, it has revenue (confiscation of income from Americans at the point of transaction- 'taxes') and it has expenses. Couple that with a budget and responsible decisions can be made within fiscal constraints. The fact that you'd admit not knowing "the bottom line for government" is scary. They'll take as much as you'll willingly give. :-(

[GrandFunker]

@TheEnneagram I'd tell you how crazy Dr. Paul's foreign policy ideas are, but compared to the policies we've already got, I'd look foolish...

[GrandFunker]

It's amazing what happens to democrats when you throw the truth at them...much like Drcula in sunlight! Too bad the Republicans didn't have the guts to hit the unqualified racist Sonya Sotomayor this hard...or the other unqualified bigot Elena Kagan...SHAME! Neither gives a flyig crap about the Constitution, despite the fact that their job description is no more or less than understanding and supporting it.

[usaSAVAGE]

It's people like this woman, and Obama, that our country is going up in flames !

we need this Bum out now. we are sick and tired of Government wasting our tax dollars.

[mjn76]

This woman is clearly unqualified and incompetent and yet the Senate confirmed her 64-36 on October 20, 2011. Only in government can a person be unqualified and incompetent and yet be promoted. Stunning.