Letters to the editor - April 22

Majority of national debt falls on Obama, Democratic Party

Regarding the Newsday editorial in last Sunday’s paper:

Paul Ryan has been speaker for less than two years. The national debt was about $5 trillion when George W. Bush took office in 2001. The national debt was $10 trillion when he left office in 2009.

The national debt was $10 trillion when Barack Obama took office in 2009. The national debt was $20 trillion when he left office in 2017.

Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the house from 2007 until 2011.

Who was responsible for all this debt from 2001 until 2017?

This indicates the majority of the national debt happened when Barack Obama and the Democratic Party were in control of government spending.

Douglas Hill

Clovis