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House Speaker John Boehner has the right count on the magnitude of the federal debt

January 10, 2011

"Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy."

Party-switching legislator Allan Ritter says his district was Democratic blue, but now it’s Republican red

January 10, 2011

"In my 12 years in the House, I have watched my district go from a solidly Democratic district to a heavily solid Republican district."

National Federation of Independent Business says Wisconsin’s lawsuit rules are among the most anti-business in the nation

January 9, 2011

Wisconsin’s lawsuit rules are so anti-business that the state’s system is "one of the most promiscuous" in America.

Victoria Taft says city spent nearly $1 million on redundant bike signs

January 8, 2011

Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.

Texas Rep. Warren Chisum of two minds on role of GOP caucus in speaker race

January 8, 2011

On choosing a Texas House speaker

GOP Chairman Mullins says health care bill ends pre-tax puchases of aspirin and other non-prescription drugs

January 7, 2011

New provisions of the health care law bar the use of flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to pay for aspirin and other non-prescription health…

Steny Hoyer says GOP didn’t consult with Democrats on new House rules package

January 7, 2011

In preparing a rules package for the 112th Congress, the GOP had no discussions with Democrats.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the state can severely restrict contract bargaining rights for state employee unions

January 7, 2011

The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.

Columnist Brent Larkin’s claim about 1935 steam train stoked with truth

January 7, 2011

Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken  "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on…

Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman said many blacks fought for the South

January 7, 2011

"You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War.

Lloyd Doggett says tax cut for richest Americans exceeds annual income of average Central Texas families

January 7, 2011

"The richest 1 percent of America will get a bigger tax cut through this bill than the family income of the average family here in…

Rep. Gerry Connolly says federal workforce hasn’t grown since 1990

January 6, 2011

"There hasn't really been a lot of net growth in the federal workforce when you compare it to say, 1990."

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