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Footnotes and Sources March 2015

March 1, 2015: Destroying America, One Politician at a Time

1. Congressman Pete King. Brooklyn terror suspects show it’s insane to not approve money for Homeland Security. February 26, 2015. http://peteking.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/brooklyn-terror-suspects-show-its-insane-to-not-approve-money-for-homeland, retrieved March 1, 2015.

2. Mo Brooks. Brooks to Senate: Protect Americans Rather Than Illegal Conduct. March 1, 2015. http://brooks.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1301, retrieved March 1, 2015.

3. Ibid.

4. Justice.gov. Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft. Eighth Circuit Judges Conference. Duluth, Minnesota. August 7, 2002. http://www.justice.gov/archive/ag/speeches/2002/080702eighthcircuitjudgesagremarks.htm, retrieved March 1, 2015.

5. The White House. Remarks by the President and Attorney General Eric Holder at Departure Ceremony. February 27, 2015. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/27/remarks-president-and-attorney-general-eric-holder-departure-ceremony, retrieved March 1, 2015.

6. Nancy Pelosi. Transcript of Pelosi, Reid Press Conference Today. February 26, 2015. http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/transcript-of-pelosi-reid-press-conference-today, retrieved March 1, 2016.

7. Ibid.

March 5, 2015: U.S. Exceptionalism: Greatness Loses to Government

1. The White House. Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia. July 13, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-roanoke-virginia, retrieved March 4, 2015.

2. Ibid.

3. The White House. Weekly Address: Everyone Who Works Hard Should Get Ahead. February 7, 2015. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/06/weekly-address-everyone-who-works-hard-should-get-ahead, retrieved March 5, 2015.

March 8, 2015: Civil Rights Violations are Hard Work for DOJ

1. The United States Department of Justice. Attorney General Holder Delivers Update on Investigations in Ferguson, Missouri. March 4, 2015. http://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-holder-delivers-update-investigations-ferguson-missouri, retrieved March 4, 2015.

2. Ibid.

3. The White House. Selma to Montgomery: 50 Years Later. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights/Selma, retrieved March 7, 2015.

4. The White House. Selma to Montgomery: 50 Years Later. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights/Selma, retrieved March 7, 2015.

5. The White House. Remarks by the President at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches. March 7, 2015. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/07/remarks-president-50th-anniversary-selma-montgomery-marches, retrieved March 8, 2015.

6. U.S. Department of Justice. COPS. Community Oriented Policing Services. Interim Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. March 2015. p. 1. http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/interim_tf_report.pdf

7. The White House. Fact Sheet: Task Force on 21st Century Policing. December 18, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/18/fact-sheet-task-force-21st-century-policing, retrieved March 8, 2015.

March 12, 2015: Affordable College: Higher Education Made Dumber

1. The White House. FACT SHEET: A Student Aid Bill of Rights: Taking Action to Ensure Strong Consumer Protections for Student Loan Borrowers. March 10, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/10/fact-sheet-student-aid-bill-rights-taking-action-ensure-strong-consumer-, retrieved March 11, 2015.

2. Ibid.

3. The Executive Office of the President. Promising Models and a Call to Action. January 2014. p. 4.

4. Congress.gov. H.R. 378 – Student Bill of Rights. https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/378/text, retrieved March 12, 2015.

5. The White House Blog. The Student Aid Bill of Rights: Enhancing Protections for Student Loan Borrowers. March 10, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/03/10/student-aid-bill-rights-enhancing-protections-student-loan-borrowers, retrieved March 11, 2015.

6. Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo. Making College Affordable Again. http://eshoo.house.gov/issues/education/making-college-affordable-again/, retrieved March 11, 2015.

7. U.S. Department of Education. Homeroom. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Education. The Student Aid Bill of Rights: Enhancing Protections for Student Loan Borrowers. March 9, 2015. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2015/03/the-student-aid-bill-of-rights-enhancing-protections-for-student-loan-borrowers/, retrieved March 11, 2015.

March 15, 2015: Criminal Illegal Aliens Threaten After Immigration Action

1. Jeff Flake. Flake to Obama: No Executive Action on Immigration, Resume Prosecution of Illegal Border Crossers Under Operation Streamline. October 30, 2014. http://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2014/10/flake-to-obama-no-executive-action-on-immigration-resume-prosecution-of-illegal-border-crossers-under-operation-streamline, retrieved March 15, 2015.

2. The White House. FACT SHEET: Immigration Accountability Executive Action. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/20/fact-sheet-immigration-accountability-executive-action, retrieved March 15, 2015.

3. Homeland Security. 2,059 Criminals Arrested In ICE Nationwide Operation. March 9, 2015. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/03/09/2059-criminals-arrested-ice-nationwide-operation, retrieved March 15, 2015.

4. House Republicans. Immediate Steps the President Could Take to Start Solving the Border Crisis. http://www.gop.gov/immediate-steps-the-president-could-take-to-start-solving-the-border-crisis/, retrieved March 15, 2015.

5. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. FY 2014 ICE Immigration Removals. http://www.ice.gov/removal-statistics, retrieved March 15, 2013.

6. Homeland Security. Departments of State, Homeland Security Launch Executive Action on Immigration: Know the Facts Awareness Campaign. January 5, 2015. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/01/05/departments-state-homeland-security-launch-executive-action-immigration-know-facts,
retrieved January 5, 2015.

7. Ibid.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid.

March 19, 2015: Can Liberalism Buy Enough Debt With Hate?

1. Congressional Black Caucus. CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge’s Statement on the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision. November 26, 2014. http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cbc-chair-marcia-l-fudges-statement-on-the-ferguson-grand-jury-decision, retrieved March 19, 2015.

2. Congressional Black Caucus. Reps. Conyers, Clay, and Fudge Call on Department of Justice to Investigate the Death of Michael Brown. August 12, 2014. http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/ media-center/press-releases/reps-conyers-clay-and-fudge-call-on-department-of-justice-to-investigate, retrieved March 19, 2015.

3. Congressional Black Caucus. Statement by CBC Chairman G.K. Butterfield in Response to Today’s Shooting Incident of Two Police Officers in Ferguson. March 12, 2015. http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-by-cbc-chairman-g-k-butterfield-in-response-to-todays-shooting, retrieved March 19, 2015.

4. Ibid.

5. Congressional Black Caucus. African-American Leaders Call for Senate Vote on Loretta Lynch Nomination. March 17, 2015. http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/african-american-leaders-call-for-senate-vote-on-loretta-lynch, March 18, 2015.

6. The White House. FACT SHEET: House Republican Budget Resolution: Same Failed Top-Down Economics. March 17, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/17/fact-sheet-house-republican-budget-resolution-same-failed-top-down-econo, retrieved March 18, 2015.

7. The White House. Remarks by the President to the City Club of Cleveland. March 18, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/18/remarks-president-city-club-cleveland, retrieved March 19, 2015.

8. The White House. Remarks by the President to the City Club of Cleveland. Op. cit.

9. United States Department of Agriculture. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). National Level Annual Summary: Participation and Costs, 1969-2014. http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap, retrieved March 18, 2015.

March 21, 2015: Congressman Schock is a Hero. How About Durbin?

1. Dick Durbin. Durbin Statement On Resignation Of Representative Aaron Schock. March 17, 2015. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-statement-on-resignation-of-representative-aaron-schock-, retrieved March 21, 2015.

2. Dick Durbin Durbin: Absolute First Thing Senate Should Do This Week Is Confirm Loretta Lynch As Attorney General. March 16, 2015. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-absolute-first-thing-senate-should-do-this-week-is-confirm-loretta-lynch-as-attorney-general, retrieved March 21, 2015.

March 22, 2015: Stupid Foreign Policy Mistakes That Hurt Us

1. U.S. Department of State. John Kerry. Remarks to the Press. March 21, 2015. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/03/239655.htm, retrieved March 22, 2015.

2. The White House. Remarks by President Obama on Nowruz. March 19, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/19/remarks-president-obama-nowruz, retrieved March 22, 2015.

3. United States Senate Democrats. Reid, In Letter To Clinton, Calls For Swift Action To Complete Iran Sanctions Legislation And To Ensure The Security Of Israel. April 23, 2010. http://democrats.senate.gov/2010/04/23/reid-in-letter-to-clinton-calls-for-swift-action-to-complete-iran-sanctions-legislation-and-to-ensure-the-security-of-israel/#.VQ7J_uEvYc0, retrieved March 22, 2015.

4. U.S. Government Accountability Office. IRAN SANCTIONS. Impact in Furthering U.S. Objectives Is Unclear and Should Be Reviewed. December 2007. p. 1.

5. U.S. Department of State. John Kerry. Remarks at Energy Event. August 1, 2013. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/08/212617.htm, retrieved March 22, 2015.

6. The White House. Remarks by President Obama on Nowruz. Op. cit.

March 26, 2015: Don’t Vote for Cruz or Clinton Hype

1. John Boehner. Boehner Urges Senate to Reject President’s Overreach on Immigration. February 3, 2015. http://www.speaker.gov/video/boehner-urges-senate-reject-presidents-overreach-immigration, retrieved February 25, 2015.

March 28, 2015: White House Cyber Security Ignores the Public Interest

1. The Select Committee on Benghazi. Statement Regarding Subpoena Compliance and Server Determination by Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. March 27, 2015. http://benghazi.house.gov/news/press-releases/statement-regarding-subpoena-compliance-and-server-determination-by-former, retrieved March 28, 2015.

2. The White House. Press Briefing by Pres Secretary Josh Earnest, 3/9/2014. March 9, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/09/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-392014, retrieved March 28, 2015.

3. The White House. SECURING CYBERSPACE – President Obama Announces New Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal and Other Cybersecurity Efforts. January 13, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/13/securing-cyberspace-president-obama-announces-new-cybersecurity-legislat, retrieved March 28, 2015.

4. The White House. Daily Press Briefing by the Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 03/04/15. March 4, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/04/daily-press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-030415, retrieved March 28, 2015.

5. Ibid.

March 29, 2015: Do Middle East Muslims Have the Courage for D-Day?

1. The White House. Letter from the President — Authorization for the Use of United States Armed Forces in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. February 11, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/11/letter-president-authorization-use-united-states-armed-forces-connection, retrieved March 29, 2015.

2. Ibid.

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