December 30, 2010: By Presidential Order, Federal Hiring to Continue
1. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Career Guide to Industries, 2010-11 Edition. Federal Government.
2. Congressional Budget Office. Characteristics and Pay of Federal Civilian Employees. March 2007. p. 9.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, op. cit.
4. Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Moment of Truth. December 2010. p. 26.
5. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on the Federal Employee Pay Freeze. November 29, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/29/remarks-president-federal-employee-pay-freeze, retrieved December 30, 2010.
6. Senate Budget Committee. Republican Website. Judd Gregg, Ranking Member. Budget Perspective: Pay Raise OK with the President in August, But Not Now? Did the Fiscal Situation Change in the Past Three Months? December 3, 2010. p. 3.
7. Congressional Budget Office, op. cit., pp. 5-6.
December 28, 2010: Is There Political Advantage To Ignoring the National Debt?
1. Congressional Budget Office. Federal Debt and Interest Costs. December 2010. Summary Page.
2. Ibid.
3. Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Moment of Truth. December 2010. p. 12.
4. Ibid., p. 4.
5. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. News Conference by The President. December 22, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/22/news-conference-president, retrieved December 27, 2010.
December 19, 2010: How To Stop Earmarking? Send Constituents the Bill.
1. Mitch McConnell. Republican Leader, U.S. Senator for Kentucky. McConnell on Earmarks: The People Have Spoken – I’m Listening. November 15, 2010.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
December 17, 2010: This is How Our Government Lies
1. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. S.3992 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010. As introduced on November 30, 2010. December 2, 2010. p. 1.
2. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. H.R. 6497 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010. As introduced on December 7, 2010. December 8, 2010. p. 1.
3. Patrick Leahy United States Senator for Vermont. Leahy Urges Support for DREAM Act. December 8, 2010.
4. Congressional Budget Office. Cost Estimate S.3992. op. cit., p. 2.
5. Congressional Budget Office. Cost Estimate H.R. 6497. op. cit., p. 2.
December 15, 2010: Fiscal Commission’s Bitter Pill Outs Lawmakers
1. Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader. Working to Restore Fiscal Discipline. Undated, from Senate website.
2. The Office Of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Hoyer Speaks on Fiscal Responsibility at Brookings Institution. March 1, 2010.
3. Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s Establishing a Bipartisan Commission on Fiscal Responsibility. February 18, 2010.
4. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Serving California’s 8th District. Pelosi Statement on Proposal Released by Co-Chairs of the Fiscal Commission. November 10, 2010.
5. Mitch McConnell. Republican Leader, U.S. Senator for Kentucky. McConnell Statement on the Deficit Commission Report. December 3, 2010.
6. Max Baucus, United States Senator. Baucus Opposes Debt Commission Cuts that Discriminate Against Montana, Rural States. December 2, 2010.
7. Ibid.
December 7, 2010: Do DREAM Act Supporters Believe the Economic Crisis is a Hoax?
1. The White House. The DREAM Act: Good For Our Economy, Good For Our Security, Good For Our Nation. Undated. p. 1.
2. Ibid.
3. The White House Blog. 10 Reasons We Need The DREAM Act. December 3, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/12/03/10-reasons-we-need-dream-act, retrieved December 6, 2010.
December 2, 2010: Obama’s Automaker Resurrection Myth
1. The White House. Remarks by the President and Vice President to Chrysler Plant Workers in Kokomo, Indiana. November 23, 2010.
2. The White House. Remarks by the President on General Motors. November 18, 2010.
3. Remarks by the President and Vice President to Chrysler Plant Workers in Kokomo, Indiana. November 23, 2010. Op. cit.
4. Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Factors Affecting the Decisions of General Motors and Chrysler to Reduce Their Dealership Networks. July 19, 2010. p. 13.
5. Ibid., p. 14.
6. Ibid., p. 13.
7. Remarks by the President on General Motors. November 18, 2010. Op. cit.
8. United States Government Accountability Office. Troubled Asset Relief Program. Automaker Pension Funding and Multiple Federal Roles Pose Challenges for the Future. April 2010. Summary page.
9. Ibid., p. 20.
10. Congressional Oversight Report. The Use of TARP Funds in the Support and Reorganization of the Domestic Automotive Industry. September 9, 2009. p. 149.
11. Remarks by the President on General Motors. November 18, 2010. Op. cit.
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