Republicans blasted President Obama’s policies after the national debt officially ticked up to $16 trillion for the first time in American history last week, reports CBS:
In a statement following the announcement, House Speaker John Boehner targeted President Obama’s economic record, casting the news as “another sad reminder of President Obama’s broken promise to cut the deficit in half.”
“This debt is a drain on our economy and a crushing burden on our kids and grandkids, and it’s yet another indication that the president’s policies have made things worse,” he argued.
