Mostof the years Obama wasin office he had a republican Congress and Guess who are the ones that are in charge of spending Congress
https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm
111th Congress (2009-2011)
Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Independent Democrat (both caucus with the Democrats)
112th Congress (2011-2013)
Majority Party: Democrat (51 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (47 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Independent Democrat (both caucus with the Democrat
113th Congress (2013-2015)
Majority Party: Democrat (53 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (45 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)
114th Congress (2015-2017)
Majority Party: Republican (54 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)
looks like the Republicans took control of the senate
115th Congress (2017-2019)
Majority Party: Republican (51 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)
Congress (Years)
# of House Seats
Democrats
Republicans
Other
Del./Res.
109th (2005–2007)
435
201
233
Independent (1)
4/1
110th (2007–2009)
435
233
202
0
4/1
111th (2009–2011)
435
257
178
0
5/1
112th (2011–2013)
435
193
242
0
5/1
113th (2013–2015)
435
201
234
0
5/1
114th (2015–2017) 435 188 247 0 5/1
115th (2017–2019) 435 194 241 0 5/1
116th (2019-2021) 4354 235 199 0 5/1
Lets in 2009 Dems had 257
and Repubs had 178
in 2011 to 13 it was 193 dems to 242 republicans
in 2013 to 2015 it was 201 dems to 234 republicans
2015 to 2017 it was 188 Dems to 247 republicans
2017 to 2019 it was 194 Dems to 241 republicans
and now it is 235 Dems to 199 republicans
Obama had to deal with a Republican Congress
and again The incoming President takes over the Budget and the debt when his first fiscal year starts on Oct 1
Have a nice afternoon