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Rick Perry says employees in three counties left Social Security for alternate savings plans and are faring very well

December 29, 2010

"In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded…

Rep. Bobby Scott says tax deal costs same as health care reform, exceeds price of Stimulus and TARP

December 27, 2010

The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the…

Rep. Mike Villarreal says that Texas students may have a teacher who has never practiced teaching

December 26, 2010

Texas "children may have a teacher who never spent one minute practicing teaching."

Cianci says polls support the idea that more than 80 percent of Rhode Island voters want to make the decision whether to approve same-sex marriage

December 26, 2010

"Over 80 percent of the people want the shot to vote" on whether to approve same-sex marriage, according to polls.

Portland Public Schools invites all adults for a cheap $1.75 breakfast?

December 25, 2010

Portland Public Schools invites "well-paid, well-fed school bureaucrats, administrators, teachers, other staff, non-needy students, affluent parents of students, and other adults, including on the other…

Sen. John Cornyn says 49 states have a balanced budget amendment in their state constitutions

December 25, 2010

"All but one of the 50 states already have some form of a balanced budget amendment in their state constitutions."

Del. Ward Armstrong says Gov. McDonnell didn’t consult GOP on transportation plan

December 24, 2010

"The Governor did not consult members of his own party before he released his [transportation] plan."

Democratic chairman says Republican leaders are calling for thousands of teacher layoffs

December 24, 2010

Says Texas Republican leaders "have proposed laying off thousands of teachers."

Dean Cannon says a majority of the state House has two years experience or less

December 23, 2010

House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or…

Wisconsin state Sen. Scott Fitzgerald says some people have been found to be voting five or six times a day

December 23, 2010

"We continue to see these isolated incidents of people trying to vote five, six times a day."

Louie Gohmert says those who don’t answer directly to president call repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ a “terrible idea”

December 23, 2010

Says that "all those who do not answer directly to the president, they've said (repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell) is a terrible idea."

Portland Mayor Sam Adams says “four out of 10 homicides in this city are committed by gun.”

December 23, 2010

Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city.

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