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Matt Miller blasts deficit, debt implications of Paul Ryan’s budget proposal

March 3, 2011

Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt…

Virginia Democratic chairman Brian Moran says Gov. Bob McDonnell failed to create ample jobs

March 3, 2011

Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 "did not even create enough jobs to keep pace with population growth" in Virginia. 

Sen. Sherrod Brown touts business incubators’ job creation powers

March 3, 2011

"For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated."

Wisconsin Rep. Jennifer Shilling says many local governments require employees to pay more than 20 percent of their health insurance premiums

March 3, 2011

Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums.

Rick Perry says state’s public school spending increased 82 percent in decade

March 3, 2011

Says the state share of Texas public education spending increased 82 percent over the past decade, reaching $20 billion in 2009.

Gov. Rick Scott says high-speed rail jobs won’t last long

March 3, 2011

Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin is broke

March 3, 2011

"We’re broke. We don’t have any more money."

Palumbo says there are 500,000 registered sex offenders in U.S. and 100,000 are unaccounted for

March 3, 2011

"There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."

Rail proponent says high-speed rail creates 60,000 jobs

March 2, 2011

The high-speed rail project would create "60,000-plus jobs for Floridians."

Deval Patrick said the Massachusetts health care law added 1 percent to the state budget.

March 2, 2011

The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."

Did Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas really flee Ohio’s estate tax on his death bed?

March 2, 2011

Says Wendy’s founder "Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax."

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