June 4, 2015: Security, Protecting Privacy Are Not the Real Problems
1. The White House. Weekly Address: Pass the USA Freedom Act. May 30, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/29/weekly-address-pass-usa-freedom-act, retrieved June 3, 2015.
2. House Republicans. Goodlatte, Bob. 5 Things to Know About the USA Freedom Act. May 6, 2015. http://gop.gov/5-things-to-know-about-the-usa-freedom-act/, retrieved June 3, 2015.
3. Office of Inspector General. Homeland Security. The Transportation Security Administration Does Not Properly Manage Its Airport Screening Equipment Maintenance Program. May 6, 2015. Highlights. https://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2015/OIG_15-86_May15.pdf, retrieved June 3, 2015.
4. Homeland Security. Statement By Secretary Jeh C. Johnson On Inspector General Findings On TSA Security Screening. June 1, 2015. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/06/01/statement-secretary-jeh-c-johnson-inspector-general-findings-tsa-security-screening, retrieved June 4, 2015.
June 6, 2015: Politicians Lie, So Why Do We Believe This?
1. Pew Research Center. Broad Public Support for Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants. Other Attitudes About Immigration More Mixed. June 4, 2015. http://www.people-press.org/2015/06/04/broad-public-support-for-legal-status-for-undocumented-immigrants/, retrieved June 6, 2015.
2. Gallup.com. Dugan, Andrew. Five Months Into GOP Congress, Approval Remains Low at 19%. May 13, 2015. http://www.gallup.com/poll/183128/five-months-gop-congress-approval-remains-low.aspx, retrieved June 6, 2015.
3. Pew Research Center. Broad Public Support for Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants. Other Attitudes About Immigration More Mixed. June 4, 2015. http://www.people-press.org/2015/06/04/broad-public-support-for-legal-status-for-undocumented-immigrants/, retrieved June 6, 2015.
June 7, 2016: Campaign Promises for 2016 You Should Never Believe
1. The Federal Register. Transparency and Open Government. January 21, 2009. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2009/01/26/E9-1777/transparency-and-open-government, retrieved June 7, 2009.
2. Martinomalley.com. Vision for the Future. https://martinomalley.com/vision/, retrieved June 7, 2015.
3. Ted Cruz. Sen. Cruz Cosponsors Bill to Audit the Federal Reserve. January 28, 2015. http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2125, retrieved June 7, 2015.
4. Bernie Sanders. Release: Senate Approves Fed Audit Sanders Amendment to End Fed Secrecy Passes. May 11, 2010. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/release-senate-approves-fed-audit-sanders-amendment-to-end-fed-secrecy-passes, retrieved June 7, 2015.
5. Rand Paul. Sens. Paul, Schatz & Reps. Brown, Ellison Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Expand Use of Police Body Cameras. March 26, 2015. http://www.paul.senate.gov/news/press/sens-paul-schatz-and-reps-brown-ellison-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-expand-use-of-police-body-cameras, retrieved June 7, 2015.
6. U.S. Department of State. Benghazi Accountability Review Board Implementation. September 17, 2014. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/09/231731.htm, retrieved June 7, 2015.
June 11, 2015: Killing Radicals is Easier Than Destroying Their Beliefs
1. The White House. Statement by the President.August 28, 2014. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/28/statement-president, retrieved June 10, 2015.
2. The White House. Statement by the Press Secretary on Additional U.S. Steps in the Counter-ISIL Effort. June 11, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/10/statement-press-secretary-additional-us-steps-counter-isil-effort, retrieved June 11, 2015.
3. Ibid.
June 13, 2015: Mark Kirk Helps Fight War on Women and Illinois
1. Mark Kirk. Women’s Advisory Board. June 20, 2012. http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=521, retrieved June 13, 2015.
June 14, 2015: Workers Losing Jobs to Democrats, Not Trade
1. Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi Floor Speech on Trade Adjustment Assistance and Trade Promotion Authority. June 12, 2015. http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-floor-speech-on-trade-adjustment-assistance-and-trade-promotion-authority, retrieved June 14, 2015.
2. Ibid.
3. Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration. November 21, 2014. http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-statement-on-president-obama-s-executive-action-on-immigration, retrieved June 14, 2015.
4. Department of Homeland Security. Data Set: Form I-821D Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. March 2015. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/Naturalization%20Data/I821d_performancedata_fy2015_qtr2.pdf, retrieved June 14, 2015.
June 19, 2015: Benefits Cheaters Get Government Help
1. Government Accountability Office. Preliminary Observations on Overpayments and Beneficiary Work Reporting. June 16, 2015. Highlights: What GAO Found. http://gao.gov/assets/680/670835.pdf, retrieved June 17, 2015.
2. Ibid.
3. Payment Accuracy. High Error Programs. https://paymentaccuracy.gov/high-priority-programs, retrieved June 17, 2015.
4. United States Department of Labor. Unemployment Insurance Integrity: States Have the Tools to Protect and Improve the UI System. Secretary Hilda Solis. September 14, 2011. http://social.dol.gov/blog/unemployment-insurance-integrity-states-have-the-tools-to-protect-and-improve-the-ui-system/, retrieved September 20, 2011.
5. U.S. Department of Labor Blog. Are You Owed Back Wages as a Result of a Wage and Hour Investigation? June 16, 2015. https://blog.dol.gov/2015/06/16/are-you-owed-back-wages-as-a-result-of-a-wage-and-hour-investigation/, retrieved June 17, 2015.
6. U.S. Government Accountability Office. Domestic Food Assistance. Multiple Programs Benefit Millions of Americans, but Additional Action Is Needed to Address Potential Overlap and Inefficiencies. May 20, 2015. Highlights: What GAO Found. http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/670313.pdf, retrieved June 18, 2015.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. U.S. Government Accountability Office. Disability Compensation: Review of Concurrent Receipt of Department of Defense Retirement, Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation, and Social Security Disability Insurance. October 30, 2014. http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/666267.pdf, p. 1.
June 20, 2015: Church Tragedy Will Be Dishonored by Politics
1. Jan Schakowsky. Schakowsky Statement on the Charleston Shooting at Emanuel AME Church. June 18, 2015. http://schakowsky.house.gov/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-on-the-charleston-shooting-at-emanuel-ame-church1/, retrieved June 20, 2015.
2. Brenda Lawrence. Congresswoman Lawrence’s Statement on Charleston Church Shooting. June 18, 2015. https://lawrence.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-lawrences-statement-charleston-church-shooting, retrieved June 20, 2015.
3. The White House. Statement by the President on Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. June 18, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/18/statement-president-shooting-charleston-south-carolina, retrieved June 20, 2015.
June 21, 2015: Lead America or Enforce an Agenda?
1. Bernie Sanders. Statement on Charleston Church Shootings. June 18, 2015. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/statement-on-charleston-church-shootings, retrieved June 21, 2015.
June 26, 2015: Racist Symbols? These 5 Are Much Worse Than a Flag
1. Congressional Black Caucus. The CBC Talks Poverty. June 5, 2013. http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/the-cbc-talks-poverty, retrieved June 25, 2015.
2. Congressional Black Caucus. Dems warn GOP budget will wound black America. May 4, 2015. https://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/dems-warn-gop-budget-will-wound-black-america, retrieved June 25, 2015.
June 27, 2015: Pride Is Another Chance for Obama to Parade Disrespect
1. The White House. The Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality. https://www.whitehouse.gov/, retrieved June 27, 2015.
2. Ibid.
June 28, 2015: Can By the People, For the People Ever Be Wrong?
1. John Boehner. Speaker Boehner on King v. Burwell Ruling. June 25, 2015. http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-boehner-king-v-burwell-ruling, retrieved June 28, 2015.
2. The White House. Weekly Address: The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay. June 27, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/weekly-address, retrieved June 28, 2015.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Statement by HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on the Affordable Care Act. June 25, 2015. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2015pres/06/20150625a.html, retrieved June 28, 2015.
4. John Boehner. Speaker Boehner on King v. Burwell Ruling. Op. cit.
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Statement by HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on the Affordable Care Act. Op. cit.
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