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U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says that “thanks to Medicare,” 75% fewer seniors are in poverty, and most have health coverage

By Dave Umhoefer August 25, 2011

"Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks…

Sen. Rob Portman says U.S. export values per capita lag Ethiopia, China and South Korea

By Tom Feran August 25, 2011

"We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and…

State Sen. Michael Doherty says school districts receive more state aid for every student who receives a subsidized lunch

By Erin O'Neill August 25, 2011

Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an "at risk" designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid…

In Reagan library speech, Marco Rubio takes on Social Security

By Aaron Sharockman August 24, 2011

"When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be…

Brazile said 53 percent of black wealth has disappeared in the downturn

By Angie Drobnic Holan August 24, 2011

"Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared."

Republican candidate Jonathan Steitz says Democrats approved a budget that left the state $3 billion in debt

By James B. Nelson August 24, 2011

The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt.

Mike Villarreal says Texans earning minimum wage more than doubled with Rick Perry as governor

By W. Gardner Selby August 24, 2011

Says that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has…

Thaddeus McCotter says lenders lose 30 percent on foreclosures

By Angie Drobnic Holan August 23, 2011

"When lenders foreclose on homes, they typically suffer losses that exceed 30 percent of the value of the home."

Trio of county district attorneys says that only a quarter of felons spend time behind prison bars

By Ian K. Kullgren August 23, 2011

Says "under our current sentencing laws, about 75 percent of all convicted felons in Oregon do not go to prison."

U.S. students in big trouble, Georgia pol says

By Eric Stirgus August 23, 2011

"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."

Rail transit advocacy group president claims NJ Transit fares rose this year between 25 and 47 percent

By Bill Wichert August 23, 2011

"Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent."

Caller accuses Gov. Rick Scott of using tax dollars for his robocalls

By Amy Sherman August 22, 2011

Says Gov. Rick Scott is "spending a quarter of a million of our tax dollars to robocall people."

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