March 30, 2012: Pay Your Taxes, Waste Your Money and Risk Your Identity?
1. United States Government Accountability Office. Improper Payments: Remaining Challenges and Strategies for Governmentwide Reduction Efforts. Statement of Beryl H. Davis, Director Financial Management and Assurance. March 28, 2012. Highlights page.
2. Ibid., p. 12.
3. United States Department of Defense. Inspector General. Report No. D-2011-050. DoD Needs to Improve High Dollar Overpayment Review and Reporting. March 16, 2011. p. i.
4. Ibid.
5. United States Government Accountability Office. Op. cit., p. 12.
6. United States Government Accountability Office. INFORMATION SECURITY. IRS Needs to Further Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data. March 2012. Highlights Page. What GAO Found.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid., p. 5.
March 25, 2012: How Democrats Are Stealing Education From Your Children
1. U.S. Department of Education. RESPECT Program Proposal. February 13, 2012. p. 1.
2. Ibid., p. 2.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Winning the Future in Hillsboro, Oregon. Intel Corporation. February 18, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/18/remarks-president-winning-future-hillsboro-oregon, retrieved March 25, 2012.
4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President and Dr. Jill Biden at White House Summit on Community Colleges. October 5, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/05/remarks-president-and-dr-jill-biden-white-house-summit-community-college, retrieved March 25, 2012.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
8. Congressional Budget Office. The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update. July 2010. p. 1.
9. Congressional Budget Office. A Description of the Immigrant Population: An Update. June 2011. p. 16.
10. Congressional Budget Office. The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update. Op. cit., p. 2.
11. U.S. Department of Education. ED.gov. Summit Monday to Examine Boosting Hispanic College Attainment, President to Sign Executive Order Tuesday. October 15, 2010. http://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/summit-monday-examine-boosting-hispanic-college-attainment-president-sign-exec, retrieved March 25, 2012.
March 22, 2012: Democrats Spread Fear Over Alabama Immigration Law
1. U.S. Department of Education. Homeroom. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Education. San Antonio Community Joins National Conversation about Education. March 15, 2012. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/03/san-antonio-community-joins-national-conversation-about-education/, retrieved March 20, 2012.
2. United States Department of Labor. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor. Many Reasons to March. Secretary Hilda Solis. March 15, 2012. http://social.dol.gov/blog/many-reasons-to-march/, retrieved March 22, 2012.
3. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez. Press Conference: 10 House Democrats Head to Alabama Monday for ad hoc Hearing on Immigration. November 17, 2011. http://www.gutierrez.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=722:press-conference-10-house-democrats-head-to-alabama-monday-for-ad-hoc-hearing-on-immigration&catid=50:2011-press-releases, retrieved March 20, 2012.
4. United States Department of Labor. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor. Universal Rights Extend to Alabama. Secretary Hilda Solis. December 21, 2011. http://social.dol.gov/blog/universal-rights-extend-to-alabama/, retrieved March 22, 2012.
5. Congressman Silvestre Reyes. Reyes Joins Congressional Delegation in Alabama to Participate in Hearing on State’s HB 56 Law. November 21, 2011. http://reyes.house.gov/News/ DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID =270089, retrieved March 21, 2012.
6. Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano. Rep. Napolitano Visits Alabama to Highlight Economic Damage from Immigration Law. November 21, 2011. http://napolitano.house.gov/press-release/rep-napolitano-visits-alabama-highlight-economic-damage-immigration-law, retrieved March 22, 2012.
7. United States Department of Labor. Many Reasons to March. op.cit.
8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary. March 13, 2012. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm, retrieved March 20, 2012.
9. Department of Homeland Security ICE. Fact Sheet: Worksite Enforcement. April 30, 2009. http://www.ice.gov/news/library/factsheets/worksite.htm, retrieved March 20, 2012.
March 18, 2012: Bad Habits Republican Candidates Need to Break Now
1. Congressional Budget Office. An Analysis of the President’s 2013 Budget. March 2012. p. 4.
2. Ibid., p. 6.
March 15, 2012: Voting Follows Citizenship as our Government Devalues America
1. Charles A. Gonzalez. March 12, 2012: Gonzalez Commends DOJ’s Decision That Texas Voter ID Law Would Disenfranchise Registered Voters. http://gonzalez.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=664: march-12-2012-gonzalez-commends-dojs-decision-that-texas-voter-id-law-would-disenfranchise-registered-voters&catid=56:2012-press-releases, retrieved March 13, 2013.
2. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Rep. Luis Gutierrez Statement at Alabama Immigration Press Conference. December 2, 2011. http://chc-gonzalez.house.gov/press-release/rep-luis-gutierrez-statement-alabama-immigration-press-conference, retrieved December 18, 2011.
3. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Chairman Charles Gonzalez. DHS Efforts to Review Deportation Cases. November 18, 2011. http://chc-gonzalez.house.gov/ press-release/dhs-efforts-review-deportation-cases, retrieved March 14, 2012.
4. Department of Homeland Security. ICE. Identify and Benefit Fraud. http://www.ice.gov/identity-benefit-fraud/, retrieved March 14, 2012.
5. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE. Mexican national arrested for selling fraudulent documents. March 7, 2012. http://www.ice.gov/news/ releases/1203/120307syracuse.htm, retrieved March 13, 2012.
6. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE. Manager in fake document ring receives 2 life sentences for murdering rival vendor. March 2, 2012. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1203/120302richmond.htm, retrieved March 13, 2012.
7. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE. Western Missouri residents among 14 indicted in $5 million conspiracy to provide thousands of identity documents to illegal aliens. January 11, 2012. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1201/ 120111kansascity.htm, retrieved March 13, 2012.
8. United States Senate Democrats. Bennet Urges DOJ to Review Voter ID Laws. June 29, 2011. http://democrats.senate.gov/2011/06/29/bennet-urges-doj-to-review-voter-id-laws/, retrieved March 14, 2012.
9. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE. Illegal alien arrested, charges with voter fraud. March 17, 2011. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1103/110317 lakecounty.htm, retrieved March 14, 2012.
March 11, 2012: The Election Issue That Beats Jobs and the Economy
1. United States Government Accountability Office. Department of Homeland Security. Actions Needed to Reduce Overlap and Potential Unnecessary Duplication, Achieve Cost Savings, and Strengthen Mission Functions. March 8, 2012. p. 1.
2. United States Government Accountability Office. Department of Homeland Security. Progress Made and Work Remaining in Implementing Homeland Security Missions 10 Years after 9/11. September 8, 2011. p. 17.
3. Ibid.
4. United States Government Accountability Office. Actions Needed to Reduce Overlap and Potential Unnecessary Duplication, Achieve Cost Savings, and Strengthen Mission Functions, op. cit., p. 10.
5. Ibid.
March 8, 2012: Illegals Have an Ally in Our Labor Department
1. United States Government Accounting Office. By the Comptroller General. Report to the Congress of the United States. Administrative Changes Needed to Reduce Employment of Illegal Aliens. January 30, 1981. p. i.
2. Ibid., p. iv.
3. Ibid.
4. United States Department of Labor. Universal Rights Extend to Alabama. Secretary Hilda Solis. December 21, 2011. http://social.dol.gov/blog/universal-rights-extend-to-alabama/, retrieved March 5, 2012.
5. Ibid.
6. United States Department of Labor. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor. Telling Stories. July 6, 2011. http://social.dol.gov/blog/telling-stories/, retrieved March 6, 2012.
7. Ibid.
8. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event. March 1, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/01/remarks-president-campaign-event-1, retrieved March 5, 2012.
March 4, 2012: Do Republicans Want to Be America’s Enemies?
1. United States Senate Democrats. Reid on Extension of Middle Class Tax Cut, Unemployment Insurance and Seniors’ Access To Their Doctors. February 17, 2012. http://democrats.senate.gov/2012/02/17/reid-on-extension-of-middle-class-tax-cut-unemployment-insurance-and-seniors-access-to-their-doctors/, retrieved March 4, 2012.
March 1, 2012: The Real Cyber Threat is From Politicians and Bureaucrats
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Securing Our Nation’s Cyber Infrastructure. May 29, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-securing-our-nations-cyber-infrastructure, retrieved February 28, 2012.
2. Ibid.
3. The White House Blog. Howard A. Schmidt, Cybersecurity Coordinator. The Time is Ripe for Cyber security Legislation. October 28, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/28/time-ripe-cybersecurity-legislation?utm_source=related, retrieved February 29, 2012.
4. Government Accountability Office. High-Risk Series. Protecting Information Systems Supporting the Federal Government and the Nation’s Critical Infrastructures. January 2003. Summary page. What GAO Found.
5. The White House. Remarks by the President on Securing Our Nation’s Cyber Infrastructure. Op. cit.
6. S.21. Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s21is/pdf/BILLS-112s21is.pdf, retrieved February 28, 2012.
7. U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. Lieberman, Collins, Rockefeller, Feinstein Offer Bipartisan, Comprehensive Bill to Secure Fed and Critical Private Sector Cyber Systems. Essential Life Services At Stake. February 14, 2012. http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/majority-media/lieberman-collins-rockefeller-feinstein_offer-bipartisan-comprehensive-bill-to-secure-fed-and-critical-private-sector-cyber-systems, retrieved February 29, 2012.
8. Homeland Security. Testimony of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for a hearing entitled “Securing America’s Future: The Cyber security Act of 2012.” February 16, 2012. http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/testimony/20120216-3a-s1-cyber-hsgac.shtm, retrieved February 28, 2012.
9. U.S. Government Accountability Office. Fraud Detection Systems. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Needs to Expand Efforts to Support Program Integrity Initiatives. December 7, 2011. Summary Page. What GAO Found.
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