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Breaking News: Americans Support President's Jobs Bill, Everyone Paying Fair Share
October 12, 2011
A new NBC/WSJ poll out this afternoon highlights broad support for the American Jobs Act and ensuring all pay their fair share:

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When Will Speaker Boehner Let House 'Work Its Will' to Hold China Accountable & Create American Jobs?
October 12, 2011
Speaker Boehner (9/22):

I have no fear in allowing the House to work its will.

Wall Street Journal (10/12):

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MEMORANDUM: GOP vs. GOP on China Currency
October 7, 2011

To: Reporters, Editors, Producers

Cc: House Republicans

Fr: Democratic Leader's Press Office

Dt: October 7, 2011

Re: GOP vs. GOP on China Currency

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September Jobs Report - We Must Act Now to Put People Back to Work
October 7, 2011
Today, the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 103,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent:

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By the Numbers: 273 Days of the Republican Do-Nothing Jobs Agenda
October 4, 2011
Today marks the 273rd day of Republican control of the House of Representatives. In 273 days, they have not passed a single bill to create jobs.
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House Republican Leaders Are Refusing to Save Jobs & Hold China Accountable
October 4, 2011
China's currency manipulation has reduced American exports, caused the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs, and significantly contributed to our large trade deficit with China. The Chinese government has intervened in world markets, causing its currency to be undervalued by an estimated 28.5%.
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Republicans Continue to Defend the Indefensible
September 30, 2011
Republicans continue to defend the indefensible by opposing a balanced approach to create jobs and reduce our long-term debt that ensures all Americans pay their fair share. But it's proving to be a tough sell:

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Setting the Record Straight on Small Business
September 28, 2011
Democrats all across the country are in their districts continuing to engage small businesses – the backbone of American jobs, growth and innovation. President Obama's American Jobs Act will strengthen small businesses and entrepreneurs, but that won't stop the GOP from recycling their favorite fiction…

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Governors & Mayors Call for FEMA Funding Now - Time for GOP to Compromise
September 23, 2011
This afternoon a group of Republican and Democratic governors – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett (R), and North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue (D) – called on Congress to pass a disaster assistance bill without delay:

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Ideology Over Job Creation - How's That Working Out for GOP?
September 22, 2011
Instead of focusing on putting Americans back to work, House Republicans chose to advance their ideological agenda yesterday with a bill that would destroy jobs and set a dangerous precedent by offsetting the cost of critical disaster assistance for states and communities hard hit by recent natural disasters. So how did that plan work out for Speaker Boehner and the GOP?