Sources February 2014

February 2, 2014: Citizenship is the Greatest Immigration Fraud of All

1. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez. Gutierrez: A Long Way To Go, But Republican “Standards” Move Us A Little Closer to Reform. January 30, 2014. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/guti%C3%A9rrez-long-way-go-republican-standards-move-us-little-closer-reform, retrieved February 2, 2014.

February 6, 2014: End Entitlement Welfare for Seniors?

1. Congressional Budget Office. The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024. February 2014. p. 1.

2. Ibid., pp. 2-3.

February 9, 2014: We Deserve Government Handouts Because Politicians Say So  

1. Ways and Means Committee Democrats. Democrats Urge Extension of Federal Unemployment Insurance Program. (not dated) http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/ecall-extend-unemployment-insurance, retrieved February 9, 2014.

2. Congressional Budget Office. Unemployment Insurance in the Wake of the Recent Recession. November 2012. p. 11

3. Ibid., p. 9

4. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Schakowsky Statement on H.R. 2642, the FARRM Bill. January 29, 2014. http://schakowsky.house.gov/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-on-hr-2642-the-farrm-bill1/, retrieved February 9, 2014.

February 16, 2014: Rule of Law Means Deportations, Not Excuses

1. The White House. Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 2/6/2014. February 6, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ the-press-office/2014/02/06/press-briefing-press-secretary-jay-carney-262014, retrieved February 16, 2014.

2. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. Rep. Roybal-Allard Welcomes Reforms to the Flawed Secure Communities Program; Condemned Increased Deportations. December 21, 2012.  http://roybal-allard.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=315919, retrieved February 16, 2014.

3. Congressman Steven Horsford. Horsford To President Obama: Stop Deportations Now. January 27, 2014. http://horsford.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/horsford-to-president-obama-stop-deportations-now, retrieved February 16, 2014.

4. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ERO Annual Report. FY 2013 ICE Immigration Removals. p. 1.

5. Congressman Raul M. Grijalva. Grivalja Thanks Obama for Focusing on Immigration Reform, Challenges Conservative Critics to Participate or “Get Out of the Way.” July 1, 2010. http://grijalva.house.gov/news-and-press-releases/grijalva-thanks-obama-for-focusing-on-immigration-reform-challenges-conservative-critics-to-participate-or-get-out-of-the-way/, retrieved February 16, 2014.

6. Congressman Luis Gutierrez. Gutierrez Calls on Community to Continue Pressure for Bipartisan Immigration Reform. September 20, 2013. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/guti%C3%A9rrez-calls-community-continue-pressure-bipartisan-immigration-reform, retrieved February 16, 2014.

February 20, 2014: Helping the Poor: the Political Issue That Will Hurt You       

1. Congressional Record. Congressional Black Caucus: Income Inequality. Hon. Marcia L. Fudge, January 27, 2014. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2014-01-28/pdf/CREC-2014-01-28-extensions.pdf, retrieved February 19, 2014.

2. Ibid.

3. Congressman John Sarbanes. Sarbanes Leads Charge to End Big Money Politics and Empower Everyday Americans. February 5, 2014. http://sarbanes.house.gov/release_details.asp?id=462, retrieved February 19, 2014.

February 22, 2014: Quote of the Week

Congressman David Cicilline. Whitehouse, Langevin, and Cicilline Call for Minimum Wage Increase. February 19, 2014. http://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/whitehouse-langevin-and-cicilline-call-minimum-wage-increase, retrieved February 22, 2014.

February 23, 2014: Republican Candidates for Governor of Illinois Have Nothing to Sell

1. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Schakowsky Statement on H.R. 2642, the FARRM [sic] Bill. January 29, 2014. http://schakowsky.house.gov/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-on-hr-2642-the-farrm-bill1/, retrieved February 23, 2014.

2. Senator Dick Durbin. Durbin Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address. January 28, 2014. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=33386a6a-b311-427c-a7d3-6faea2f7fccf, retrieved February 23, 2014.

February 27, 2014: Cyber Crimes and Security Problems in Eric Holder’s Backyard

1. The White House. Wall Street Reform: The Dodd-Frank Act. http://www.whitehouse.gov/economy/middle-class/dodd-frank-wall-street-reform, retrieved February 27, 2014.

2. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Strategic Plan FY 2013 – FY 2017. http://www.consumerfinance.gov/strategic-plan/, retrieved February 26, 2014.

3. Ibid.

4. The United States Department of justice. Attorney General Holder Urges Congress to Create National Standard for Reporting Cyberattacks. February 24, 2014. http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/ February/14-ag-194.html, retrieved February 26, 2014.

5. Ibid.