Who Created The Budget Deficit?

Republicans claim that Democrats are to blame for the national debt and large budget deficit. Cenk Uygur sets the record straight.

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[Andy180084]

@Mika20 Obama is still Bush's left shoe, continuing the same exact failed policies bush did. He is a typical republicrat.

[nikkithebean]

Thank you, Cenk! Finally, someone that is willing to lay it down. It sickens me that no one on major news outlets are pointing this out (but not surprised). They decided to spend their time covering Obama's no vote on the debt limit in 2006. We need a President with Paul Krugman's brain and Anthony Wiener's balls!

[simgadraco2005]

@Cenk Uygur you are spot on m8, hypocrisy of the worst kind, this is why Americans should not vote for Obama come the election time.

[RImusclebear1]

Who created the reccession? Wall Street! Think about it and research it. Don't be an ignorant Tea bugger when you reply!

[leegeorgeson]

"Liberals" failed to clean up the Conservative mess. America needs a massive kick in the ass. And they will inevitably get them when their corruption collapses under its own weight...

[Ryan9145X]

@DavidMadsen I'm going out to lunch with my wife right now, but I will give you a more detailed answer later. You could check out the wikipedia article on the United States Congress if you like.

[DavidMadsen]

@Ryan9145X Is there a difference in their functions as part of the congress?

[Ryan9145X]

@DavidMadsen You can PM me if you have any more questions, I would be happy to answer any of them that I can. My wife is actually from another country, and I enjoyed teaching her about the structure of government and politics.

[Ryan9145X]

However, Congress (both houses) can override the President's veto if 2/3 of the Senate and 2/3 of the House of Representatives vote to do so, but this is very rare as it is incredibly hard to get 2/3 of Congress to agree on anything.

[Ryan9145X]

A bill is a potential law that's being debated. First, the bill is introduced in the House by one or more Representatives. The Democrats and Republicans argue over it for a while, then they might send it back to a committee for changes until one side thinks they have enough votes to get it passed. Then it goes to the Senate where they debate over it, vote, and if it passes there it goes to the President (in the White House) where he can pass it or veto (reject) it.

[Ryan9145X]

@DavidMadsen Congress is the legislature, where laws are written. Congress is made up of two houses, The Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state in the U.S. has two senators which represent them in the Senate. But in the House, each state has a different number of representatives, based on population. For example, California has 53 Representatives because it has such a big population, but Wyoming only has one because it has a small population. Together, the two houses are Congress.

[DavidMadsen]

@Ryan9145X

Ok, so next question, What's the difference between the congress, the senate and the "house"?