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August 30, 2012: Illegals and Migrants are the American Workers Who Matter

1. United States Department of Labor. DOL News Brief. August 23, 2012. Labor Rights Week – A Commitment to Safety and Fairness.

2. United States Department of Labor. News Release. Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on July employment numbers. August 3, 2012. http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/OPA20121603.htm, retrieved August 28, 2012.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Displaced Workers Summary. August 24, 2012. http://bls.gov/news.release/disp.nr0.htm, retrieved August 28, 2012.

6. United States Department of Labor. Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Labor Rights Week 2012. August 27, 2012. http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20121769.htm, retrieved August 29, 2012.

August 26, 2012: Bullying Imposes Economic Policy of Spend and Ruin

1. Stopbullying.gov. Bullying Definition. http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/index.html, retrieved August 26, 2012.

2. The White House Blog. President Obama & the First Lady at the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention. March 10, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/10/president-obama-first-lady-white-house-conference-bullying-prevention, retrieved August 26, 2012.

3. Congressional Budget Office. Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from January 2012 Through March 2012. May 2012. p. 1.

4. Congressional Budget Office. An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022. August 22, 2012. p. iii. http://cbo.gov/publication/43539, retrieved August 26, 2012.

5. Ibid.

6. Democratic Policy Committee. Fact Sheet. http://dpc.senate.gov/docs/fs-111-2-159.html, retrieved August 26, 2012.

7. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the president on Extending Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Families. July 9, 2012.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/09/remarks-president-extending-tax-cuts-middle-class-families, retrieved August 26, 2012.

8. ED.gov. U.S. Department of Education. Key Policy Letters from the Education Secretary and Deputy Secretary. December 16, 2010. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/secletter/101215.html#_ftn1, retrieved August 26, 2012.

August 24, 2012: Conservative Middle America Deserves These Republican Promises

1. Congressman Hansen Clarke. Rep. Hansen Clarke introduces The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170). March 12, 2012. http://hansenclarke.house.gov/press-release/rep-hansen-clarke-introduces-student-loan-forgiveness-act-2012-hr-4170, retrieved August 23, 2012.

August 19, 2012: Will an Executive Order Force Us to Fund Teacher Salaries?

1. The White House Blog. Using Idle Earmarks to Improve Transportation and Put People to Work. Secretary Ray LaHood. August 17, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/08/17/using-idle-earmarks-improve-transportation-and-put-people-work, retrieved August 19, 2012.

2. The White House. Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Act. September 8, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/fact-sheet-american-jobs-act, retrieved August 19, 2012.

3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at Campaign Event – Boone, IA. August 13, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-boone-ia, retrieved August 19, 2012.

4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers. August 18, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/18/weekly-address-congress-should-back-plan-hire-teachers, retrieved August 18, 2012.

5. The White House. Jobs & The Economy: Putting America Back to Work. We Can’t Wait. http://www.whitehouse.gov/economy/jobs/we-cant-wait, retrieved August 19, 2012.

6. The White House. Weekly Address. Op. cit.

7. Homeroom. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Education. Education Drives America. Cities Announced! 2012 Back-to-School Bus Tour. August 15, 2012. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/08/cities-announced-2012-back-to-school-bus-tour/, retrieved August 19, 2012.

8. DATA.ED.GOV. American Jobs Act: Impact Per State. Putting Our Teachers Back to Work. http://data.ed.gov/american-jobs-act/impact-per-state, retrieved August 19, 2012.

August 17, 2012: Anti-American Tax Plan Preaches Tyranny, Not Fairness

1.  Congressional Budget Office. The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2008 and 2009. July 2012. p. 3.

2.  Ibid.

3.  Sheldon Whitehouse. Make the rich pay their fair share. April 15, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/make-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share, retrieved August 17, 2012.

August 16, 2012: A Welfare State Perfect for an Obama Economy

1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at a Campaign Even – Chicago, Illinois. August 13, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-chicago-illinois, retrieved August 13, 2012.

2. Ibid.

August 12, 2012: Will We Deny Islamic Extremism Because We Fear Islamophobia?

1. Congressman Joe Walsh. Rep. Walsh Defends Comments about Radical Muslims. August 9, 2012. http://walsh.house.gov/latest-news/rep-walsh-defends-comments-about-radical-muslims/, retrieved August 11, 2012.

2. Homeland Security. Testimony of Secretary Janet Napolitano Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, “Understanding the Homeland Threat Landscape – Considerations for the 112th Congress.” February 9, 2011. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2011/02/09/secretary-napolitanos-testimony-understanding-homeland-threat-landscape, retrieved August 12, 2012.

3. Ibid.

4. Committee on Homeland Security. “The American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization within Their Community.” June 20, 2012. p. 16.

August 10, 2012: Congress Hatches a Government Scam With Its Fiscal Cliff

1. United States Senate Democrats. Reid: Nation is One Vote Away From Avoiding The Fiscal Cliff For Middle Class Families. July 30, 2012. http://democrats.senate.gov/2012/07/30/reid-nation-is-one-vote-away-from-avoiding-the-fiscal-cliff-for-middle-class-families/, retrieved August 9, 2012.

2. United States Senate Democrats. Reid Announces Appointments To Joint Select Committee On Deficit Reduction. August 9, 2011. http://democrats.senate.gov/ 2011/08/09/reid-announces-appointments-to-joint-select-committee-on-deficit-reduction/, retrieved August 9, 2012.

August 9, 2012: Jobless? Illegals Are Laughing in Your Face Over Deferred Action.

1. Congressman Luis Gutierrez. Gutierrez: Dreamers Coming Forward for Deferred Action August 15. August 3, 2012. http://gutierrez.house.gov/ index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=776:gutierrez-dreamers-coming-forward-for-deferred-action-august-15&catid=51:2012-press-releases, retrieved August 7, 2012.

2. Ibid.

3. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. How Do I…Request Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals? August 3, 2012.

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid.

6. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Immigration. June 15, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/06/15/president-obama-speaks-department-homeland-security-immigration-an#transcript, retrieved August 8, 2012.

7. Ibid.

August 5, 2012: Five Political Issues That Beat Gays and a Chicken Chain

1. Congressman Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee Sends Letter to Chick-Fil-A. August 1, 2012. http://nunnelee.house.gov/press-releases/nunnelee-sends-letter-to-chickfila1/, retrieved August 4, 2012.

2. Department of Commerce. Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Discusses Immigration With Atlanta Business Leaders. July 25, 2006. http://2001-2009.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/DEV01_005321.html, retrieved August 5, 2012.

3. Government Accountability Office. MEDICAID. Providers in Three States with Unpaid Federal Taxes Received over $66 Billion in Medicaid Reimbursements. July 2012. Highlights: What GAO Found.

4. Government Accountability Office. SECURE COMMUNITIES. Criminal Alien Removals Increased, but Technology Planning Improvements Needed. July 2012. Highlights: What GAO Found.

5. United States Department of Labor. July Job Growth Exceeds Forecasts. August 3, 2012. http://social.dol.gov/blog/, retrieved August 4, 2012.

6. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Employment Situation – July 2012. August 3, 2012. p. 1.

August 2, 2012: Will Fiscal Policy That Shackles Us to Debt Outsell Prosperity?

1. Congressional Budget Office. The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook. June 2012. p. 1.

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid., p. 65

4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event. July 27, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/27/remarks-president-campaign-event, retrieved August 1, 2012.

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