The increased government spending that occurred in late 2008 and early 2009 to bail out major U.S. corporations and attempt to jump-start the economy concerned many Americans and helped fuel the Tea Party movement, leading to significant Democratic losses in Congress in the midterm elections. Tea Party backed congressional members will now have to espouse their ideas regarding how best to move the economy forward, produce jobs, lower overall government spending and reduce the national debt while staying true to the Tea Party ideals.