December 30, 2012: Divisiveness, Partisanship, and Self-Interest Trigger U.S. Decline
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December 28, 2012: Anti-Immigration Threats Will Defeat Anti-Terrorism Efforts
1. Homeland Security. DHS Determines 13 States Meet REAL ID Standards. December 20, 2012. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2012/12/20/dhs-determines-13-states-meet-real-id-standards, retrieved December 26, 2012.
2. Homeland Security. Secure Driver’s Licenses. http://www.dhs.gov/secure-drivers-licenses, retrieved December 27, 2012.
3. ICE. Los Angeles-area man admits operating website that sold nearly $2 million worth of false identity documents. December 19, 2012. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1212/121219sanfrancisco.htm, retrieved December 27, 2012.
4. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. ONE NATION: Principles on Immigration Reform and Our Commitment to the American Dream. November 28, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved on December 28, 2012 from: http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/gutierrez-congressional-hispanic-caucus-asks-one-simple-thing-immigration-reform.
5. Ibid.
6. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Scotus S.B. 1070 Decision. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-04). June 25, 2012. http://chc-gonzalez.house.gov/press-release/scotus-sb-1070-decision, retrieved December 28, 2012.
December 27, 2012: Illegal Immigrants Were Waiting for a Year Like 2012
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Immigration. June 15, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/06/15/remarks-president-immigration, retrieved December 26, 2012.
December 23, 2012: Obama’s Self-Serving Tax Plan Defiles What Makes America Great
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Statement by the President on the Fiscal Cliff. December 21, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/21/statement-president, retrieved December 23, 2012.
2. Ibid.
3. The White House. WEEKLY ADDRESS: Passing the Buffett Rule so that Everyone Pays Their Fair Share. March 31, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/31/weekly-address-passing-buffett-rule-so-everyone-pays-their-fair-share, retrieved December 23, 2012.
December 21, 2012: Obama Transportation Infrastructure Plan Buys Debt with Revenue
1. Congressional Budget Office. The Economic Outlook and Fiscal Policy Choices. September 28, 2010. p. 23.
2. The White House. High-Speed Rail, Jobs, and the Recovery Act. http://www.whitehouse.gov/high-speed-rail, retrieved December 20, 2012.
3. Government Accountability Office. HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER RAIL. Preliminary Assessment of California’s Cost Estimates and Other Challenges. December 6, 2012. Summary age. What GAO Found.
4. Ibid., pp. 2-3.
5. Government Accountability Office. HIGH SPEED PASSENGER RAIL. Effectively Using Recovery Act Funds for High Speed Rail Projects. Statement of Susan A. Fleming, Director Physical Infrastructure Issues. June 23, 2009. p. 1.
6. The White House. Office of Management and Budget. An Economy Built to Last and a 21st Century Infrastructure. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/factsheet/an-economy-built-to-last-and-a-21st-century-infrastructure, retrieved December 20, 2012.
December 20, 2012: Republicans Disavow Limited Government Pledge at Their Peril
1. A Pledge to America. p. 20. http://pledge.gop.gov/resources/library/documents/pledge/a-pledge-to-america.pdf, retrieved December 19, 2012.
2. Ibid., p. 3.
3. 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 December 18, 2012.
4. Ibid.
5. Speaker of the House John Boehner. Statement from Speaker Boehner on CBO Scoring of Budget Control Act of 2011. July 25, 2011. http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/statement-speaker-boehner-cbo-scoring-budget-control-act-2011, retrieved December 19, 2012.
6. GOP.gov. Conference BLOG. House Republican Leadership Press Conference. December 18, 2012. http://www.gop.gov/blog/12/12/18/house-republican-leadership-press-conference, retrieved December 19, 2012.
7. The White House. Address by the President to the Nation. July 25, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/25/address-president-nation, retrieved December 19, 2012.
December 16, 2012: Should Illegals Pay Taxes Like Criminals?
1. Congressional Budget Office. The Impact of Unauthorized Immigrants on the Budgets of State and Local Governments. December 2007. p. 3
2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Service Furnished to Undocumented Aliens. http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/UndocAliens/index.html, retrieved December 16, 2012.
3. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. FY 2008 State Allocations for Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act. Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services furnished to Undocumented Aliens. http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-guidance/Legislation/UndocAliens/ downloads/ fy08_state_alloc.pdf, retrieved December 16, 2012.
4. Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.
5. U.S. Government Accountability Office. IDENTITY THEFT. Total Extent of Refund Fraud Using Stolen Identities is Unknown. November 29, 2012. p. 5.
December 14, 2012: Teachers are Banking on Your Tax Increases
1. U.S. Department of Education. Teachers Get R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Remarks of Secretary Arne Duncan at a Teacher Town Hall. February 15, 2012. http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/teachers-get-r-e-s-p-e-c-t, retrieved December 13, 2012.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant, Redford, MI. December 10, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/10/remarks-president-daimler-detroit-diesel-plant-redford-mi, retrieved December 12, 2012.
December 13, 2012: Obama Will Give Supporters the Tax Rates They Deserve
1. The White House. Remarks by the President in Health Insurance Reform Town Hall. August 11, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-health-insurance-reform-portsmouth-new-hampshire, retrieved December 13, 2012.
2. Congressional Budget Office. Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act. September 2012. p. 1.
3. U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Uncovering the True Impact of the Obamacare Tax Credits: Increases the Deficit, Expands Welfare through the Tax Code, and Implements a New Marriage Tax Penalty. October 27, 2011. p. 3.
4. Congressional Budget Office. Estimates for the Insurance Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision. July 2012. p. 15.
5. Ibid., p. 2
December 9, 2012: White House Replaces Americanism With Income Inequality
1. Congressional Budget Office. Monthly Budget Review. December 7, 2012. http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43753, retrieved December 9, 2012.
2. The White House. The Middle-Class Tax Cuts’ Impact on Hispanic-American Families. http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/files/docs/state-reports/Hispanic-Fact-Sheet.pdf, retrieved December 9, 2012.
3. The White House. Hispanic-American Families Just Can’t Afford Tax Increases. Cecilia Munoz. December 6, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/hispanic/blog, retrieved December 9, 2012.
4. United States Department of Labor. Secretary Hilda Solis. Economic Recovery Remains on the Right Trajectory. December 7, 2012. http://social.dol.gov/blog/economic-recovery-remains-on-the-right-trajectory/, retrieved December 9, 2012.
December 7, 2012: Politicians Use Our Children’s Future to Coerce Budget Reform
1. John Boehner. Speaker Boehner Responds to President Obama’s Unserious Fiscal Cliff Proposal. November 30, 2012. http://boehner.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=313716, retrieved December 6, 2012.
2. The White House. Press Briefing. December 5, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/12/05/press-briefing#transcript, retrieved December 6, 2012.
December 6, 2012: Middle America Earns Pity and Contempt From Capitol Hill
1. The White House. Protecting the Middle Class News. http://www.whitehouse.gov/economy/middle-class/news, retrieved December 5, 2012.
2. U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson. Congressmen Announce Amendment to Automatically Enroll Members of Congress in the Public Option. November 3, 2009. http://joewilson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=219839, retrieved December 5, 2012.
3. Congressional Research Service. Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress. Katelin P. Isaacs. November 30, 2012. Summary page.
4. Ibid., p. 3.
December 2, 2012: Tricks and Myths From the Obama Disinformation and Propaganda Mill
1. The White House Blog. Extending Middle Class Tax Cuts for 98% of Americans and 97% of Small Businesses. July 9, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/07/09/extending-middle-class-tax-cuts-98-americans-and-97-small-businesses, retrieved December 2, 2012.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event. July 30, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/30/remarks-president-campaign-event, retrieved December 2, 2012.
3. HumanRights.gov. Secretary Clinton on Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. November 7, 2011. http://www.humanrights.gov/2011/11/08/secretary-clinton-on-democracy-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/, retrieved December 2, 2012.
4. U.S. Department of State. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Session On Peace And Security in the Middle East. September 26 2012. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/09/198276.htm, retrieved December 2, 2012.
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