Notes:
The columns indicate party control of the federal government. The House, the Senate and the
President each are worth 1 pt. So if all three are Republican you will get a red bar 3 units long
downward (the direction you would expect spending to go). If house and senate are Democrats and President
Republican you would see a blue bar up 2 units.
The vertical lines indicate presidential turnover, red for Republican blue for Democrat. A thick
vertical line is a change in party, a thin one is same party. (See below for presidential years)
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