1 A resolution censuring the President is not contemplated by the rules of the House. 2  This means it has no inherent privilege; it is not a question of the privileges of the House, nor is it a matter of personal privilege. 3  Thus, there is no framework for considering it.
The data shows that for fiscal year 2009, the deficit as a percentage of GDP was 9.8 percent, while the projected percentage for fiscal year 2014 is 3.7 percent. But the timing of the Office of Management and Budget figures donât coincide with Obama taking office.
The national deficit in FY 1980 was only 2.6 percent of GDP. Faced with a Democratic Congress and the challenge of curbing the power of the evil Soviet Union, President Reagan could not adopt his full agenda for cutting both marginal tax rates and spending; he had to choose to prioritize one over the other.