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Rep. Bob Gibbs touts water transportation for efficiency, safety and cost

By Peter Krouse

May 28, 2012

"Water transportation is the most fuel efficient, least polluting, safest, and least expensive means of moving cargo."

Sherrod Brown says excessive oil speculation is driving gas prices, perhaps by 56 cents a gallon

By Peter Krouse

May 2, 2012

Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the…

Rep. Marcy Kaptur says that the poorest in America are women

By Peter Krouse

March 26, 2012

"The poorest in this country are women."

Dennis Kucinich says combined top CEO pay topped $770M while average pay rose just 2%

By Peter Krouse

January 19, 2012

"The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American worker’s wage rose just 2 percent."

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has been seeking public office since Nixon’s administration

By Peter Krouse

December 14, 2011

Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president."

Sen. Rob Portman says the U.S. has the second highest corporate tax rate

By Peter Krouse

November 28, 2011

"We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners."

Rep. Marcia Fudge says more than half of food stamp recipients are children

By Peter Krouse

November 14, 2011

"More than half of the people on food stamps today are children."

Tim Ryan says the poverty rate for women is highest in two decades

By Peter Krouse

November 2, 2011

Attacks on Planned Parenthood "come at a time when the poverty rate among women is the highest in nearly two decades and 1 in 5…

Building a Better Ohio touts Issue 2 for potential savings of tax dollars

By Peter Krouse

October 17, 2011

Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says the Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing to aid banks

By Peter Krouse

September 28, 2011

"The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations."

Gov. John Kasich touts administration role in creating “a net increase of 45,000 jobs”

By Peter Krouse

September 12, 2011

"Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."

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Rep. Bob Gibbs touts water transportation for efficiency, safety and cost

Sherrod Brown says excessive oil speculation is driving gas prices, perhaps by 56 cents a gallon

Rep. Marcy Kaptur says that the poorest in America are women

Dennis Kucinich says combined top CEO pay topped $770M while average pay rose just 2%

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has been seeking public office since Nixon’s administration

Sen. Rob Portman says the U.S. has the second highest corporate tax rate

Rep. Marcia Fudge says more than half of food stamp recipients are children

Tim Ryan says the poverty rate for women is highest in two decades

Building a Better Ohio touts Issue 2 for potential savings of tax dollars

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says the Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing to aid banks

Gov. John Kasich touts administration role in creating “a net increase of 45,000 jobs”