Sources March 2011

March 31, 2011: American Rights for the Asking

1. Congressman Jared Polis. 2^nd District of Colorado. Remarks Urging Action on the DREAM Act. December 2, 2010. http://polis.house.gov/news/.

2. The White House.  Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Libya. March 28, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/28/remarks-president-address-nation-libya.

March 27, 2011: Traffic Fire Useful for Promoting Obama’s Pro-Union Agenda 

1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Presidential Proclamation – 100^th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. March 24, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov.

March 25, 2011: Kerry, McCain, Lieberman Support Nation-Building. Lugar Gets It Right.

1. The White House. Libya. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/22/president-libya-we-have-already-saved-lives, retrieved March 24, 2011.

2. U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Chairman Kerry Delivers A Speech On U.S. Policy Toward the Middle East. March 16, 2011. http://www.foreign.senate.gov/ press/chair/release/?id=0a6895cf-d8b7-4da2-8a23-4670b5b98615, retrieved March 24, 2011.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. U.S. Senator John McCain. Press Releases. Statement by Senators McCain and Lieberman Regarding U.S. Policy On Libya. March 11, 2011. http://mccain.senate.gov/public /index.cfm?FuseAction= PressOffice.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=a69de0cf-e6c6-0663-91e4-ddfe9e4513d3&Region_id=&Issue_id=, retrieved March 24, 2011.

6. Richard G. Lugar. Press Release of Senator Lugar. Lugar Says Arab League Should Pay for No-Fly Zone. Obama Administration Must Also Get Congress to Declare War. March 14, 2011. http://lugar.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=331873, retrieved March 24, 2011.

March 23, 2011: Goal of Mission in Libya Can Only Be Political

1. Speaker of the House John Boehner. Press Release. Statement by Speaker Boehner on Libya. March 20, 2011. http://www.speaker.gov/news/.

2. The White House Blog. President Obama Answers Questions on Libya: “A Testament to the Men and Women in Uniform.” March 21, 2011. http://whitehouse.gov/blog/.

3. Ibid.

4. The White House. The White House Blog. “The President on Libya: “We Have Already Saved Lives.” March 22, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/.

March 20, 2011: More Money for Teachers, or Education by Robots? 

1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Education in Arlington, Virginia. March 14, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov.

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President and the Vice President to the National Governors Association. February 28, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov.

5. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Education in Arlington, Virginia. March 14, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov.

6. United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition. Teachers – Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary. http://www.bls.gov.

7. United States Government Accountability Office. Department of Education. Improved Oversight and Controls Could Help Education Better Respond to Evolving Priorities. February 2011. p. 1.

8. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Education in Arlington, Virginia. March 14, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov.

March 18, 2011: Why Congress Needs a Stronger Constitution

1. John Boehner. Press Release. Congressman Boehner on Ending Unnecessary Taxpayer Subsidies for NPR. March 17, 2011. http://boehner.house.gov/news/.

2. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Moment of Truth. December 2010. p. 11.

3. Congressional Budget Office. Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options. March 2011. pp. 1-2.

4. Congressional Budget Office. Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director. Presentation to the National Association for Business Economics. Four Observations about the Federal Budget. March 7, 2011. p. 7.

5. Congressional Budget Office. Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options. March 2011. p. 3.

March 16, 2011: Government Cannot Negotiate for Control of Public Services

1. The White Office. Office of the Press Secretary. Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 3/10/2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov.