Mr. Speaker, Republicans often claim that they can manage the economy better than Democrats, but the facts show something very different entirely. Research by economists Alan Blinder and Mark Watson finds that by virtually every measure of economic growth and health, including GDP growth and job creation, the economy has performed better. under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents.
Alan Blinder and Professor Watson put it simply, and I quote, the U.S. economy performs much better when a Democrat is president than a Republican, end quote. The staff, the Democratic staff at the Joint Economic Committee, updated and expanded on their analysis and found that on average since World War II, real GDP has grown about 1.6 times. times faster under Democrats than Republicans. Private sector job growth has grown nearly 2.5 times faster under Democrats.
Now, this chart tells the story. The Democratic line is Democratic is blue. The red is Republican.
And it shows clearly that job growth was higher and better under Democratic presidents. General A's time has expired. For what purpose does