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Romney for President

"Broken Promises: Spending" +
  1:02 web video from April 30, 2012.

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TEXT: August 28, 2008

TEXT: What Barack Obama Promised…

Obama: “But I will also go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less, because we cannot meet 21st century challenges with a 20th century bureaucracy.”  [Cheers]

TEXT: 2009-2012

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TEXT: What President Obama Delivered.

TEXT: 'Taxpayer Dollars Were Squandered’ After GSA Officials Spent Nearly $1 Million For A Lavish Conference For Only 300 Attendees.

TEXT: Obama’s Budget Projects That The Deficit For The Current Year Will Total $1.33 Trillion, The Fourth Straight Year Of Deficits Over $1 Trillion.

TEXT: Under President Obama, The Nation’s Total Public Debt Has Reached A Record $15.6 Trillion.

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Notes: The campaign press release states that the video describes "President Obama’s failure to rein in spending and reduce the size of government."

DNC Rapid Response responded thusly:

This morning, the Romney campaign released a web video filled with dishonest attacks on President Obama’s record. President Obama has put forward a plan to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion by requiring everyone to contribute their fair share. He has cracked down on wasteful spending and urged Congress to join him in doing even more. Because of his efforts, last year we recovered $4.1 billion from entities trying to defraud seniors and taxpayers in health care, the highest annual amount ever recorded.

This record stands in stark contrast to Mitt Romney’s record of more spending, higher taxes, greater debt, and bigger government in Massachusetts. Over his four years as governor, Romney increased spending by more than 6% annually, he increased debt by 16%, government jobs grew six times as fast as private sector jobs, and taxes and fees increased by $750 million each year. Romney even spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to make himself “look good.” With a record like that, it’s no surprise why Mitt Romney is relying on more dishonesty and distortions.