Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing View Post
In which case the GOP are responsible for all the spending under Obama.

Reagan's administration proposed all the budgets, including creation of an entirely new government department. The administration draws up the yearly budget and sends it to congress. Congress add on their own earmark spending and then pass it. That's how the political system works.
A lot of it, yes....all of it? No. Let's not forget Obama's Democrat Majority Congress for his first 2 years as President.

The Real Obama Liberal Legacy: Budgets that Never Balance | Speaker.gov


...but Speaker Ryan is guilty as well of spending more than we needed to.