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Rep. Cliff Stearns says U.N. Headquarters remodeling budget has doubled

February 28, 2011

"The cost for renovating the headquarters of the U.N. has doubled from the original estimate."

Lawmaker says illegal immigrant students takes class space away from legal residents

February 28, 2011

An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.

Chuck Norris says schools and the federal government are mandating Arabic classes for Texas students

February 28, 2011

"Some of our state's educational administrators joined the feds in seeking to mandate Arabic classes for Texas children."

State Rep. Leo Berman says Hawaii governor can’t find anything that says Obama was born in Hawaii

February 27, 2011

Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."

Raimondo says law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions

February 27, 2011

The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.

Tim Kaine says jobs increased 1 percent under George Bush while population grew 10 percent

February 26, 2011

Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew…

Mark Hass says plastic bags made up 12 percent of debris collected during recent cleanup

February 26, 2011

"Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags."

State Sen. Jeff Wentworth says Texas universities don’t have bars on campus because it’s against the law

February 26, 2011

"We don’t have bars on campus in Texas. It’s against the law... no alcohol allowed."

Activist Ed Garvey says Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said “It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets.”

February 26, 2011

Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: "It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets."

Gov. Scott Walker says if public employees don’t start paying more for benefits by April 1, “the equivalent” is 1,500 layoffs now and 10,000 to 12,000 in next budget

February 25, 2011

If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000…

Gov. Rick Scott compares state pension problems to Social Security

February 25, 2011

Says Florida's pension plan faces the same long-term funding problems as Social Security.

Wisconsin state Rep. Mark Pocan says Gov. Scott Walker’s estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is a ‘bogus figure’

February 25, 2011

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is "manufactured" and a "bogus figure."

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