Barbara Boxer’s California is a California with little hope for the future. It’s a California struggling under the weight of 12.4 percent unemployment with millions of Californians out of work and facing the very real possibility of losing their homes.
For the last 28 years, millionaire Senator Barbara Boxer has fought for higher taxes, bigger government and more spending in Washington instead of standing up for the families, seniors, and job creators who are struggling to make ends meet.
Californians simply cannot afford another six years of Boxer’s ineffective leadership and bitter partisanship.
Here are the facts:
NARRATOR: “After 28 long years of Washington partisanship, this is Barbara Boxer’s California. Trillions in reckless, wasteful spending.”
CHYRON: “Barbara Boxer’s California.”
CHYRON: “Trillions In Wasteful Spending.”
San Francisco Chronicle: “Boxer, first elected in 1992, would not rate on anyone’s list of most influential senators. Her most famous moments on Capitol Hill have not been ones of legislative accomplishment, but of delivering partisan shots.” (Editorial, “No Endorsement In U.S. Senate Race,” San Francisco Chronicle, 9/26/10)
The 2010 Annual Deficit Is Forecasted To Reach A Record $1.47 Trillion, Which Will Force The Government To Borrow 41 Cents Of Every Dollar It Spends. “The latest forecast from the White House budget office shows the deficit rising to $1.47 trillion this year, forcing the government to borrow 41 cents of every dollar it spends. Contrary to official projections, the budget gap will not begin to narrow much in 2011, because of an unexpectedly big drop in tax receipts.” (Lori Montgomery, “Federal Budget Deficit To Exceed $1.4 Trillion In 2010 And 2011,” The Washington Post, 7/24/10)
Today, The U.S. Government Has A Total Debt Of More Than $13.5 Trillion, An Increase Of Nearly $3 Trillion Since Democrats Took Control Of Washington. (U.S. Treasury Department Website, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 8/16/10)
In Just Over Two Years, Boxer Has Supported Raising The U.S. Debt Limit By Nearly $4.5 Trillion. (H.R. 3221, CQ Vote #186: Motion Agreed To 72-13: R 27-13; D 43-0; I 2-0, 7/26/08, Boxer Voted Yea; H.R. 1424, CQ Vote #213: Passed 74-25: R 34-15; D 39-9; I 1-1, 10/1/08, Boxer Voted Yea; H.R.1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted 60-38: R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, Boxer Voted Yea; H.R.1, CQ Vote #397: Passed 60-39: R 1-38; D 57-1; I 2-0, 12/24/09, Boxer Voted Yea; H.J. Res. 45, CQ Vote #14: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 1/28/10, Boxer Voted Yea)
According To The National Taxpayers Union, Since 2001, Boxer Has Sponsored 586 Bills To Increase Government Spending, And Just 13 Bills To Cut Government Spending. (National Taxpayers Union Website, www.ntu.org, Accessed 9/27/10)
Boxer Has Voted Four Times Against The Bipartisan Sessions-McCaskill Budget Caps Amendment That Would Have Restrained Spending, On Average, To 1.5 Percent For Three Fiscal Years Beginning In 2011. (H.R. 4213, CQ Vote #181: Rejected 57-41: R 40-0; D 16-40; I 1-1, 6/9/10, Boxer Voted Nay; H.R. 1586, CQ Vote #57: Rejected 56-40: R 40-0; D 15-39; I 1-1, 3/18/10, Boxer Voted Nay; H.R. 4213, CQ Vote #42: Rejected 59-41: R 41-0; D 17-40; I 1-1, 3/4/10, Boxer Voted Nay; H.J. Res. 45, CQ Vote #11: Rejected 56-44: R 39-1; D 16-42; I 1-1, 1/28/10, Boxer Voted Nay)
NARRATOR: “Destroying small business. Killing jobs. Crushing hopes.”
CHYRON: “Killing Jobs. Crushing Hopes.”
California Has Lost 573,000 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Since The Stimulus Passed In February 2009. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, data.bls.gov, Accessed 9/24/10)
Today, California’s Unemployment Rate Stands At 12.4 Percent, A Dramatic Increase From The 10.2 Percent Rate When The Stimulus Passed. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/3/10)
More Than 2.2 Million Californians Are Currently Unemployed. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 8/25/10)
California Is One Of The States Hit Hardest By Home Foreclosures. “RealtyTrac, an online marketer of foreclosed homes, said that California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada continue to lead the nation in the rate of foreclosures. Las Vegas was the worst-hit city. But now unemployment has replaced toxic mortgages as the leading cause of foreclosures throughout the country…” (Les Christie, “Foreclosures Climb In 75% Of Metro Areas,” CNNMoney.com, 7/29/10)
Eight Of The Top 20 Metropolitan Foreclosure Rates Are In California. (RealtyTrac, “75 Percent Of Nation’s Top Metro Areas Post Increasing Foreclosure Activity In First Half Of 2010,” Press Release, 7/29/10)
In 2009, Personal Incomes Of California Workers Fell By Approximately $40 Billion, Which Was The “State’s First Year-To-Year Decline Since World War II.” “Government statisticians have put a number on Californians’ paycheck pain last year: about $40 billion. The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis said personal incomes of Golden State workers fell by that amount in 2009 compared with the previous year – the state’s first year-to-year decline since World War II.” (Mark Glover, “Californians’ Income Falls For First Time Since WWII,” Sacramento Bee, 8/11/10)
“California’s Decline Was A Third More Than The National 1.8 Percent Personal Income Drop, Reflecting The Relative Intensity Of The State’s Recession.” (Mark Glover, “Californians’ Income Falls For First Time Since WWII,” Sacramento Bee, 8/11/10)
NARRATOR: “We can change this. But only if we change the people we send to Washington. California cannot afford Boxer for six more long years.”
CHYRON: “FailedSenator.com”