tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post962544159220488978..comments2023-10-17T05:44:23.781-04:00Comments on COAST - Fighting for the taxpayers, not working against them!: Federal Budget Deal - Part 1COASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-62580726380088839872011-05-03T16:40:13.782-04:002011-05-03T16:40:13.782-04:00Obama was essentially correct when he said he inhe...Obama was essentially correct when he said he inherited a budget deficit of $1.3 trillion. Though the budget deficit for 2008 was a then-record $458.6 billion, the CBO issued a projection in January 2009, just days before Obama took office that the budget deficit would reach $1.2 trillion that year, before the cost of any new stimulus plan or other legislation was taken into account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com