Barbara Boxer’s legacy after 28 years in Washington? It’s a legacy of failure and crushed hopes.

Californians have watched as their livelihoods have been crushed and their incomes have fallen, with more than 2.25 million people out of work and thousands facing the very real possibility of losing their homes. That’s not the “help and hope” Barbara Boxer promised the people of California. That’s failure.

Facts About “Crushed“

NARRATOR: “Barbara Boxer failed to protect California jobs.”

• California Has Lost 592,300 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Since The Stimulus Passed In February 2009. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/22/10)

NARRATOR: “Praises the stimulus plan, while 2.25 million Californians are unemployed.”

• Boxer: “The Stimulus Bill Was Very Successful.” “I also wanted to inform colleagues and this is very good news for us that AASHTO which is the group that represents the State Highway and Transportation folks that we work with so closely at home, they’ve released a new report today, Senators. They are basically saying that the stimulus bill was very successful, that it created hundreds of thousands of jobs. They have it actually summarized here, and all the various projects.” (Sen. Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate, Committee On Environment And Public Works, 2/9/10)




• More Than 2.25 Million Californians Are Currently Unemployed. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/24/10)

NARRATOR: “Trillions in deficits.”

• 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 $13.6 Trillion, An Increase Of $3 Trillion Since Democrats Took Control Of Washington. (U.S. Treasury Department Website, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 8/16/10)

NARRATOR: “Billions in taxes.”

• Since Obama Took Office, Boxer Has Voted In Favor Of More Than $500 Billion In Higher Taxes, Including Tax Hikes On The Poor. (“Estimated Revenue Effects Of The Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute To H.R. 4872, The ‘Reconciliation Act Of 2010,’ As Amended,” Joint Committee On Taxation, 3/20/10; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #31: Passed 66-32: R 9-32; D 55-0; I 2-0, 1/29/09, Boxer Voted Yea; Matthew Sturdevant, “Tanning Tax Called Unfair,” The Hartford Courant , 7/19/10; H.R. 1586, CQ Vote #228: Motion Agreed To 61-39: R 2-39; D 57-0; I 2-0, 8/5/10, Boxer Voted Yea; “Estimated Budget Effects Of The Revenue Provisions Contained In Senate Amendment #4575,” Joint Committee On Taxation, 8/5/10)




• In 2009, Boxer Voted In Favor Of Raising Taxes On Individuals And Small Businesses That Earn More Than $250,000 Each Year. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #173: Adopted 53-43: R 0-40; D 51-3; I 2-0, 4/29/09, Boxer Voted Yea)

NARRATOR: “Our hopes crushed by Washington. The legacy of Barbara Boxer.”

• 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)




• “In California, A Non-Judicial Foreclosure State, 1 In Every 70 Borrowers Received Some Kind Of Foreclosure Filing During The Third Quarter.” (Jim Puzzanghera and Alejandro Lazo, “Obama Balks At Foreclosure Freeze,” Los Angeles Times, 10/14/10)




• 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)

NARRATOR: “We can change Washington, but not unless we change the people we send there.”