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Austan Goolsbee says current recovery beats job creation record of George W. Bush recovery

June 6, 2011

"Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in…

Austan Goolsbee says manufacturing jobs growing fastest in almost 15 years

June 6, 2011

"Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years."

Bob Graham says on “Hardball” that Florida bill prohibits docs from talking gun safety with patients

June 6, 2011

"We had (a bill) in Florida where we now are prohibiting doctors to talk -- particularly pediatricians -- to talk to their patients about gun…

Republican group says Rep. Ron Kind and other Democrats spent so much that ‘their credit card is maxed out’

June 6, 2011

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., "and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out"

Gov. John Kasich says Ohioans carry the seventh heaviest tax burden

June 6, 2011

"We’re the seventh highest taxed state in America. And that’s not just state, it’s local as well."

State senator says two states’ bottle bill systems went broke after they raised deposit rate

June 6, 2011

Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and "could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in…

Georgia Democrats left out of process, lawmaker complains

June 6, 2011

"We in the Democratic Party had no input into the locations of these hearings, nor did we have input into the process."

State Rep. Jason Isaac says per diem costs taxpayers $27,300 per day

June 6, 2011

Says this month’s special session will cost the state $27,300 a day just for legislators’ daily living expenses.

Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser says Senate President Michael Ellis broke Senate rules by cutting him off during debate over a photo ID bill

June 5, 2011

Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters.

GOP activist says government runs a background check on you every time you buy a plane ticket

June 5, 2011

"Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."

State Sen. John Tassoni says the Central Falls school system paid $100,000 for a time clock

June 5, 2011

The Central Falls School system "spent $100,000 on a time clock."

McDonnell says Virginia is among few state heading towards budget surplus

June 4, 2011

Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states."

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