September 29, 2011: Public Employee Bailouts Will Ruin Our States
1. United States Senate Democrats. Reid: Shared Sacrifice is The Best Path to Fiscal Sustainability. September 19, 2011. http://democrats.senate.gov/ 2011/09/19/reid-shared-sacrifice-is-the-best-path-to-fiscal-sustainability/, retrieved September 27, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at a DNC Event – Los Angeles, CA. September 27, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ the-press-office/2011/09/27/remarks-president-dnc-event-los-angeles-ca, retrieved September 27, 2011.
3. Ed.gov Blog. The President’s Plan for the Economy and Education. Arne Duncan. September 8, 2011. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2011/09/the-presidents-plan-for-the-economy-and-education/, retrieved September 27, 2011.
4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System. September 24, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/24/weekly-address-strengthening-american-education-system, retrieved September 27, 2011.
5. Ed.Gov. Statement of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Chicago’s New Education Team and Proposed Reforms in Illinois. April 18, 2011. http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-chicagos-new-education-team-and-pro, retrieved September 27, 2011.
September 25, 2011: Why Don’t Democrats Condemn Obama’s Power Grab?
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System. September 24, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/24/weekly-address-strengthening-american-education-system, retrieved September 24, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner. September 24, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/24/ remarks-president-congressional-black-caucus-foundation-annual-phoenix-a, retrieved September 25, 2011.
3. Ibid.
4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on No Child Left Behind Flexibility. September 23, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/ 2011/09/23/remarks-president-no-child-left-behind-flexibility, retrieved September 24 2011.
5. Ibid.
September 22, 2011: Government Blames States for Jobless Benefits
1. United States Department of Labor. Unemployment Insurance Integrity: States Have the Tools to Protect and Improve the UI System. Secretary Hilda Solis. September 14, 2011. http://social.dol.gov/blog/unemployment-insurance-integrity-states-have-the-tools-to-protect-and-improve-the-ui-system/, retrieved September 20, 2011.
2. Ibid.
3. U.S. General Accounting Office. Impact of Illegal Aliens on Public Assistance Programs: Too Little is Known. Released January 3, 1978. p. 9.
4. U.S. Department of Labor. Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 06-83. Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Illegal Aliens. December 1, 1982. http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl83/uipl_0683.htm, retrieved September 20, 2011.
5. Congressional Research Service. CRS Report for Congress. Unauthorized Aliens’ Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and Issues. Ruth Ellen Wasem. May 21, 2008. p. 13. Citing U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, An Analysis of Overpayments Not Included In the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Measure for “Prevention of Overpayments.” report at http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/integrity/gpra_overpayments.asp], accessed May 5, 2008.
6. Ibid.
7. United States Department of Labor. Unemployment Insurance (UI) Improper Payments By State. http://www.dol.gov/dol/maps/map-ipia.htm, retrieved September 20, 2011.
September 16, 2011: Are High Unemployment and Ethnic Favoritism a Good Mix?
1. Whitehouse.gov/Blog. The Latino Factor. Secretary Hilda Solis. September 8, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/08/latino-factor, retrieved September 10, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Background on the President’s Remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 34th Annual Awards Gala. September 14, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/14/background-presidents-remarks-congressional-hispanic-caucus-institutes-3, retrieved September 15, 2011.
September 15, 2011: New Jobs Act Bankrolls Irresponsible States
1. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union Members Summary. January 21, 2011.
2. U.S. Department of Education. Ed.gov Blog. The President’s Plan for the Economy and Education. Arne Duncan. September 8, 2011. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2011/09/the-presidents-plan-for-the-economy-and-education/, retrieved September 8, 2011.
3. Congressional Budget Office. Economic and Budget Issue Brief. The Underfunding of State and Local Pension Plans. May 2011. p. 1.
September 11, 2011: 9/11: Americans are Tolerant but Our Acceptance Has Limits
1. U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Homeland Security. Poll: Few Muslims Feel U.S. Alienation. August 30, 2011. http://homeland.house.gov/news/politico-poll-few-muslims-feel-us-alienation, retrieved September 10, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform. July 1, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-comprehensive-immigration-reform, retrieved September 10, 2011.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at Iftar Dinner. August 13, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/13/remarks-president-iftar-dinner, retrieved September 10, 2011.
4. Ibid.
September 9, 2011: Union Stance Ridicules Duncan’s Collaboration Efforts
1. United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010. 25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes252031.htm#ind, retrieved August 30, 2011.
2. U.S. Department of Education. Advancing Student Achievement Through Labor-Management Collaboration. Welcome Message. http://www.ed.gov/labor-management-collaboration/conference/welcome-message, retrieved September 8, 2011.
3. U.S. Department of Education. Advancing Student Achievement Through Labor-Management Collaboration. Remarks of Arne Duncan at Labor-Management Collaboration Conference. February 15, 2011. http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/advancing-student-achievement-through-labor-management-collaboration, retrieved September 8, 2011.
September 7, 2011: New Policy Could Force Us to Overlook Fraud
1. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Recovery Act. Individuals Who Are Not Authorized to Work in the United States Were Paid $4.2 Billion in Refundable Credits. July 7, 2011. http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2011reports/201141061fr.html#taxpayers, retrieved September 5, 2011.
2. Ibid.
3. United States General Accounting Office. Immigration Benefit Fraud. Focused Approach Is Needed to Address Problems. January 2002. p. 2.
4. United States General Accounting Office. Identity Fraud. Prevalence and Links to Alien Illegal Activities. June 25, 2002, p. 1.
September 4, 2011: The White House Contrives a Jobs Crisis
1. Congressional Budget Office. Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from April 2011 Through June 2011. August 2011. p. 1.
2. Ibid., p. 2.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Statement on the Employment Situation in August. September 2, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/02/statement-employment-situation-august, retrieved September 4, 2011.
4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President in a Town Hall Meeting in Alpha, Illinois. August 17, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/17/remarks-president-town-hall-meeting-alpha-illinois, retrieved September 4, 2011.
5. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: Extending the Transportation Bill to Keep America Moving. September 3, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/03/weekly-address-extending-transportation-bill-keep-america-moving, retrieved September 3, 2011.
6. Ibid.
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