August 1, 2015: Holocaust, Republicans, and Iran Nukes Do Mix
1. Vern Buchanan. Buchanan Co-sponsors Bill to End Obscene Giveaway “No Social Security for Hitler’s Henchmen.” https://buchanan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/millions-federal-benefits-going-nazi-war-criminals, retrieved August 1, 2015.
2. The White House. Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia in Joint Press Conference. July 27, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/27/remarks-president-obama-and-prime-minister-hailemariam-desalegn-ethiopia, retrieved August 1, 2015.
3. The White House. Press Conference by the President. July 15, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/15/press-conference-president, retrieved August 1, 2015.
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
August 2, 2015: Medicaid Expands at 50, Obama Lauds Government Support
1. The White House. Weekly Address: Celebrating Fifty Years of Medicare and Medicaid. August 1, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/weekly-address, retrieved August 2, 2015.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. U.S. Government Accountability Office. MEDICAID. Key Issues Facing the Program. July 2015. p. 55.
5. Congressional Budget Office. The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook. June 2015. p. 23.
6. Ibid., p. 33.
7. Ibid.
8. The White House. Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Overview. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/overview, retrieved August 2, 2015.
9. Ibid.
10. The White House. Weekly Address: Celebrating Fifty Years of Medicare and Medicaid. Op. cit.
August 7, 2015: 10 Ways to Win the 2016 Election Without Running
1. U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Department of Education Approves ESEA Flexibility Renewal for Seven Additional States. July 23, 2015. http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-approves-esea-flexibility-renewal-seven-additional-states, retrieved August 6, 2015.
2. Speaker.gov. 10 Things You Should Know About the Student Success Act. February 23, 2015. http://www.speaker.gov/general/10-things-you-should-know-about-student-success-act, retrieved August 6, 2015.
3. The White House. Remarks by the President in Announcing the Clean Power Plan. August 3, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/08/03/remarks-president-announcing-clean-power-plan, retrieved August 6, 2015.
4. Ibid.
August 9, 2015: Theocracy Means Death to America, Deal or No Deal
1. The White House. WEEKLY ADDRESS: A Comprehensive, Long-Term Deal with Iran. July 18, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/18/weekly-address-comprehensive-long-term-deal-iran, retrieved August 9, 2015.
2. The White House. The First Lady Celebrates Nowruz at the White House. March 11, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2015/03/11/first-lady-celebrates-nowruz-white-house, retrieved August 9, 2015.
3. Tom Cotton. Floor Speech on Ayatollah Khameneis’ Nowruz Message. March 23, 2015. http://www.cotton.senate.gov/content/floor-speech-on%C2%A0ayatollah-khameneis-nowruz-message, retrieved August 9, 2015.
4. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 2015 Annual Report. pp. 45-46. http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF%20Annual%20Report%202015%20% 282%29.pdf, retrieved August 9, 2015.
5. Ibid., p. 48.
6. U.S. Department of State. Secretary Kerry on South Sudan Negotiations. March 2, 2015. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/03/238106.htm, retrieved August 9, 2015.
7. Charles E. Schumer. My Position on the Iran Deal. August 8, 2015. http://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/my-position-on-the-iran-deal, retrieved August 8, 2015.
8. Eliot L. Engel. Engel Statement on Iran Deal. August 6, 2015. http://engel.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=4172, retrieved August 9, 2015.
9. Kevin McCarthy. We Don’t Have to Choose Between War and a Bad Deal. July 30, 2015. http://www.majorityleader.gov/2015/07/30/dont-choose-war-bad-deal/, retrieved August 9, 2015.
August 14, 2015: Tax the Rich So a Teachers Union Can Feast
1. Perez, Juan Jr., Dardick, Hal and Gillers, Heather. CPS’ $5.7 billion pending proposal relies on $480 million from Springfield. Chicagotribune.com. August 10, 2015. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-schools-budget-met-0811-20150810-story.html#page=1, retrieved August 13, 2015.
2. The White House. FACT SHEET: A Simpler, Fairer Tax Code That Responsibly Invests in Middle Class Families. January 17, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/17/fact-sheet-simpler-fairer-tax-code-responsibly-invests-middle-class-fami, retrieved August 14, 2015.
3. Hillaryclinton.com. Building an economy for tomorrow. https://www.hillaryclinton.com/the-four-fights/economy-of-tomorrow/, retrieved August 14, 2015.
4. Chicago Teachers Union. TAX THE RICH! A Panel Against Austerity. http://www.ctunet.com/blog/tax-the-rich-a-panel-against-austerity, retrieved August 12, 2015.
5. Education and the Workforce. Committee Statements. Kline Statement: Republican Forum on “A Culture of Favoritism: The Obama Administration’s Labor Agenda” January 21, 2010. http://republicans.edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx? DocumentID=173177, retrieved August 13, 2015.
August 16, 2015: Worst Woman in History of U.S. Politics is Mocking You
1. Pew Research Center. Popular Policies and Unpopular Press Lift Clinton Ratings. February 6, 1998. http://www.people-press.org/1998/02/06/popular-policies-and-unpopular-press-lift-clinton-ratings/, retrieved August 16, 2015.
August 21, 2015: Deport Immigrants by the Millions? We Don’t Have To.
1. Lindsey Graham. Statement on Immigration Reform. January 28, 2013. http://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=82CAA771-C9E4-B92B-B5C1-B31DA60DE8D7, retrieved August 20, 2015.
2. Jeff Flake. Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwjMkOajyLfHAhXGMz4KHYPIDE8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flake.senate.gov%2Fdocuments%2Fimmigration_reform.pdf&ei=_brVVYyeCsbn-AGDkbP4BA&usg=AFQjCNHFuvoIREZygLGZ-dW5yCQXfZ_qlg&bvm=bv.99804247,d.cWw&cad=rja, retrieved August 20, 2015.
3. Marco Rubio. Rubio & Colleagues Introduce The “Border Security, Economic Opportunity & Immigration Modernization Act Of 2013 April 17, 2013. http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=85a7f16e-7b91-4f44-8c68-129ebd25a865, retrieved August 20, 2015.
4. Ibid.
August 23, 2015: Conflict Minerals Compliance: Is Your Business Guilty?
1. Jim McDermott. Rep. McDermott Lauds Passage of Congo Conflict Minerals Provisions in Wall Street Reform Bill. July 15, 2010. http://mcdermott.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=353:rep-mcdermott-lauds-passage-of-congo-conflict-minerals-provisions-in-wall-street-reform-bill&catid=9&Itemid=86, retrieved August 23, 2015.
2. Barbara Boxer. Boxer, Colleagues Call on SEC to Implement Conflict Minerals Provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill. October 18, 2011. https://www.boxer.senate.gov/press/release/boxer-colleagues-call-on-sec-to-implement-conflict-minerals-provision-of-the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-bill/, retrieved August 23, 2015.
3. United States Government Accountability Office. SEC CONFLICT MINERALS RULE. Initial Disclosures Indicate Most Companies Were Unable to Determine the Source of Their Conflict Minerals. August 2015. Highlights: What GAO Found. http://gao.gov/assets/680/672051.pdf, retrieved August 22, 2015.
4. Ibid., p. 35.
5. Ibid., p. 13.
6. Ibid., Highlights Page: What GAO Found.
7. Ibid., p. 7.
August 28, 2015: Greed Makes Us Great: Two Stories About the Left
1. The White House. FACT SHEET: Middle Class Economics: Strengthening Retirement Security by Cracking Down on Backdoor Payments and Hidden Fees. Feburary 23, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/23/fact-sheet-middle-class-economics-strengthening-retirement-security-crac, retrieved August 27, 2015.
2. The White House. Weekly Address: Letting Wall Street Run Wild Again. October 23, 2010. https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/10/23/weekly-address-letting-wall-street-run-wild-again#transcript, retrieved August 26, 2015.
August 30, 2015: Gaming Problem? Gambling Ethics Conflict With Government
1. Yelvington, Hilary Gowins. Illinois Lottery Winners to Receive IOUs as Lawmakers Refuse Reform. Illinois Policy Institute. August 28, 2015. https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lottery-winners-to-receive-ious-as-lawmakers-refuse-reform/, August 30, 2015.
2. Illinois Lottery. http://www.illinoislottery.com/en-us/home.html, retrieved August 30, 2015.
3. Jason Chaffetz. Chaffetz, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Wire Act. March 26, 2014. http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-graham-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-restore-wire-act, retrieved August 30, 2015.
4. Dianne Feinstein. Senators Introduce Restoration of America’s Wire Act. June 24, 2015. http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1d4ee0bb-ad97-45e4-86e2-3f55ce704649, retrieved August 30, 2015.
5. U.S. Social Security Administration. Gale, W., Harris, B., and Levine, R. Raising Household Saving: Does Financial Education Work? Social Security Bulletin. Vol. 72, No. 2, 2012. http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v72n2/v72n2p39.html, retrieved August 30, 2015.
6. Paul Gosar. Rep. Gosar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation, “No Welfare for Weed Act.” May 14, 2015. http://gosar.house.gov/press-release/rep-gosar-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-%E2%80%9Cno-welfare-weed-act%E2%80%9D, retrieved August 30, 2015.
7. Steven Cohen. Cohen Highlights Lottery’s Benefits for Students as $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Memphis. September 25, 2014. http://cohen.house.gov/press-release/cohen-highlights-lottery%E2%80%99s-benefits-students-1-million-powerball-ticket-sold-memphis, retrieved August 30, 2015.
8. Garibaldi, S., Frisoli, K., Ke, L., and Lim, M. Lottery Spending: A Non-Parametric Analysis. PLOS|ONE. A Peer-Reviewed, Open Access Journal. February 2, 2015. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314186/, retrieved August 30, 2015.
9. House of Representatives. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Democratic Members and Staff. MEMORANDUM. Hearing on “The State of Online Gaming.” December 9, 2013. p. 4. http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Memo-CMT-Internet-Gambling-2013-12-9.pdf, retrieved August 30, 2015.
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