House Republicans Claim Credit For Turning The Economy Around

"According to a recent report, after Republicans brought the federal government to the brink of a complete shutdown last year by demanding draconian cuts to federal programs, a last-minute continuing resolution that introduced some of the Republicans’ cuts led to the loss of an estimated 370,000 jobs"

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/27/452582/republicans-demand-credit-economy/