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April 28, 2013: Is This the Truth Behind Obama’s Sequestration Double Cross?

1. The White House. Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Debt Deal: A Win for the Economy and Budget Discipline. July 31, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/31/fact-sheet-bipartisan-debt-deal-win-economy-and-budget-discipline, retrieved April 28, 2013.

2. Ibid.

3. The White House. Weekly Address. Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction. April 27, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/27/ weekly-address-time-replace-sequester-balanced-approach-deficit-reductio, retrieved April 27, 2013.

4. Ibid.

5. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ union2.t03.htm#union_a03.f.2, retrieved April 28, 2013.

6. Department of Labor. Impact of Sequester on Services at Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Program. http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/impact_of_sequester_dlhwc.pdf, retrieved April 28, 2013.

7. Speaker.gov. Weekly Republican Address:  Chairman Bill Shuster on Fixing President Obama’s Flight Delays. April 26, 2013. http://www.speaker.gov/video/weekly-republican-address-chairman-bill-shuster-fixing-president-obama-s-flight-delays, April 28, 2013.

April 26, 2013: Republican Immigration Betrayal Snags a Party Heavy

1. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez. Gutierrez: “Ready to Work With the President” on Immigration Solutions. November 7, 2012. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/gutierrez-ready-work-president-immigration-solutions, retrieved November 11, 2012.

2. Luis V. Gutierrez. Gutierrez: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Asks for “One Simple Thing” In Immigration Reform: Fairness. November 28, 2012. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/gutierrez-congressional-hispanic-caucus-asks-one-simple-thing-immigration-reform, retrieved April 25, 2013.

3. Paul Ryan: Immigration Reform Needed to Restore the American Idea. April 23, 2013. http://paulryan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx? DocumentID=331300#.UXna-8ritXB, retrieved April 25, 2013.

4. Ibid.

5. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez. The Guardian: Latinos’ renewed hope for immigration reform after the 2012 election. September 21, 2012. http://gutierrez.house.gov/latinos-renewed-hope-immigration-reform-after-2012-election, retrieved April 25, 2013.

April 25, 2013: Politicians Hide Behind Religious Smokescreen 

1. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Schakowsky Statement on Attacks on Illinois Muslim Institutions. August 14, 2012. http://schakowsky.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id= 3119&catid=24, retrieved April 23, 2013.

2. The White House. Remarks by the President on a New Beginning. June 4, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-cairo-university-6-04-09, April 23, 2013.

3. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney. Islamic Community Center in Lower Manhattan. August 17, 2010. http://maloney.house.gov/issue/islamic-community-center-lower-manhattan, retrieved April 24, 2013.

April 21, 2013: Are Colleges the Next Government Takeover Target?

1. The White House Blog. Everything You Need to Know About President Obama’s Blueprint for College Affordability. January 27, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/27/everything-you-need-know-about-president-obamas-blueprint-college-affordability, retrieved April 21, 2013.

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. U.S. Department of Education. ED.gov. Statement of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan-FY 2014 Budget Request. April 17, 2013. http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/statement-us-secretary-education-arne-duncanfy-2014-budget-request, retrieved April 21, 2013.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.

7. The White House. Department of Education Budget Proposal. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/education.pdf, retrieved April 20, 2013.

April 19, 2013: Lawmakers Neglect This Deadly Immigration Issue

1. United States Government Accountability Office. GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY. TSA’s Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight Students Do Not Pose a Security Risk Has Weaknesses. July 18, 2012. p. 6.

2. Ibid.

3. United States Government Accountability Office. Weaknesses Exist in TSA’s Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight Students Do Not Pose a Security Threat. July 2012. Highlights Page. What GAO Found.

4. Homeland Security. Written testimony of Office of Policy Senior Director for Screening Coordination Kelli Ann Walther for a House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “Eleven Years Later: Preventing Terrorists from Coming to America.” September 11, 2012. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2012/09/11/written-testimony-office-policy-house-homeland-security-subcommittee-border-and, retrieved April 19, 2013.

April 17, 2013: Public Education Spending Should Go To Rich Kids

1. Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Lee Calls on Supercommittee to Protect Social Safety Net. October 13, 2011. http://lee.house.gov/press-release/lee-calls-supercommittee-protect-social-safety-net, retrieved April 17, 2013.

2. Representative John Lewis. Rep. John Lewis Says Republican Cuts to Social Safety Net Are Heartless, Not Fiscally Sound. April 18, 2012. http://johnlewis.house.gov/press-release/rep-john-lewis-says-republican-cuts-social-safety-net-are-heartless-not-fiscally-sound, retrieved April 16, 2013.

3. U.S. Department of Education. ED.gov. The President’s 2014 Budget Proposal for Education. http://www.ed.gov/budget14, retrieved April 16, 2013.

April 10, 2013: Government Won’t Guard Your Private Identity

1. Government Accountability Office: IDENTITY THEFT. Total Extent of Refund Fraud Using Stolen Identities is Unknown. November 29, 2012. Summary Page: What GAO Found.

2. Ibid.

3. The White House. Office of the Vice President. Vice President Biden Announces Availability of Nearly $1.2 Billion in Grants to Help Hospitals and Doctors Use Electronic Health Records. August 20, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/vice-president-biden-announces-availability-nearly-12-billion-grants-help-hospitals, retrieved April 9, 2013.

4. Report to the President: Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward. December 2010. p. 5.

5. Payment Accuracy. High Error Programs. http://www.paymentaccuracy.gov/high-priority-programs, retrieved April 10, 2013.

6. Report to the President: Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward., Op. cit. p. 36.

April 7, 2013: Democrats Still Waging War Against Job Creators

1. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Statement on Participating in Forum on Justice for Part-Time Workers. March 26, 2013. http://schakowsky.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view =article&id=3292:statement-on-participating-in-forum-on-justice-for-part-time-workers&catid=59:2013-press-releases&Itemid=240&Itemid=, retrieved April 4, 2013.

2. Ibid.

3. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Employment Situation – March 2013. April 5, 2013. pp. 1-2.

4. Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi Statement on March Jobs Report. April 5, 2013. http://www.democraticleader.gov/Pelosi_Statement_on_March_2013_ Jobs_Report, retrieved April 6, 2013.

April 3, 2013:  Save our Nation’s Future: Deport the Dumbest Illegals

1. Senator Charles E. Schumer. Schumer: Polish Pride Should Be Part of Immigration Reform, Just As It Is Part of Dyngus Day. April 1, 2013. http://www.schumer.senate.gov/Newsroom/record.cfm?id=341238, retrieved April 2, 2013.

2. The White House. Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest. March 27, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2013/03/27/press-briefing-deputy-press-secretary-josh-earnest#transcript, retrieved April 2, 2013.

3. The White House. Building a 21st Century Immigration System. Felicia Escobar & Doug Rand. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/building-21st-century-immigration-system, retrieved April 3, 2013.

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