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The Real GOP Agenda: Shipping American Jobs Overseas & Opposing Small Businesses
September 21, 2010
The rhetoric of House Republicans is that they have been working to help create small business jobs and save American jobs, yet their record has been the opposite. For example, just this Congress, House Republicans have:

Voted against closing tax loopholes that encourage companies to ship jobs overseas five times even as millions of jobless Americans are looking for work.

Voted against seven of eight small business tax cuts that have been enacted into law.

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The Patient’s Bill of Rights Begins to Take Effect Thursday
September 21, 2010
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The Affordable Care Act is designed to put you, not the health insurance companies, back in charge of your health care. On Thursday, the Affordable Care Acts' new "Patient's Bill of Rights" to stop the worst insurance company abuses begins to take effect.

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Hypocrisy Alert: Congressional Republicans Claim to Support Small Businesses Yet Oppose Small Business Lending and Jobs Bill
September 20, 2010
According to news reports, Congressional Republicans will hold an event on Thursday to unveil their "new" agenda "during a news conference at a hardware story in Sterling, Virginia, following a meeting with small-business leaders."

The question is: will Republicans explain to the American people why they are opposed to the Small Business Lending and Jobs Bill scheduled to be on t

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Health Reform Leads to $156 Million in Insurance Premium Refunds for Some North Carolinians
September 20, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina just announced it will issue nearly $156 million in insurance premium refunds to more than 215,000 policy holders as a result of upcoming plan changes included in the Affordable Care Act. From the Triangle Business Journal:

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The Truth About the GOP Agenda - Congressional Republicans Stand with Wealthy and Wall Street
September 17, 2010
Congressional Republicans plan to unveil their "new" 20-point agenda later this month, but the American people have already spoken out against the true GOP plan – which includes privatizing and cutting Social Security and handing it over to Wall Street and the elimination Medicare for America's seniors, allowing corporations to ship American jobs overseas, and tax breaks for the wealthiest
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A True Victory for America’s Middle Class
September 17, 2010
President Obama's appointment of Elizabeth Warren to oversee the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a true victory for America's middle class and one of the strongest statements we can make that Wall Street abuses will no longer be allowed to jeopardize our financial security.
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Speaker Pelosi – ‘No Justification’ for Tax Cuts for Wealthiest Few
September 16, 2010
Speaker Pelosi supports President Obama's Middle Class Tax Cuts proposal, which will help 98 percent of Americans and at least 97 percent of small businesses. Speaker Pelosi remains opposed to the GOP plan to double the deficit and give tax cuts to the wealthiest few.

Roll Call: Pelosi Rejects Short-Term Tax Cut Extension for Wealthy

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House GOP Leaders Call for Putting Insurance Companies Back in Charge of Americans’ Health Care
September 16, 2010
Nearly all House Republicans, including Republican Leader John Boehner, Whip Eric Cantor, and Conference Chairman Mike Pence, have signed a discharge petition to bring H.R. 4972, Repealing the Affordable Care Act, introduced by Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa to the House Floor.

As of today, 172 House Republicans (97 percent of House Republicans) have signed the discharge petition.  H.R.

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The Truth About the GOP Agenda: Congressional Republicans Are Listening to Special Interest Lobbyists
September 16, 2010
Congressional Republicans have been trying to cultivate a feeling of suspense around their promise to unveil the GOP Agenda later this month, but the truth is the American people already know what Republicans stand for – it's no surprise.

It is also no surprise that Congressional Republicans are holding closed door meetings with special interest lobbyists to coordinate their strategy. From Politico, "GOP-ers eye House, meet lobbyists":

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Hypocrisy Alert:Congressional Republicans 'Waver on Earmarks Ban'
September 16, 2010
Will the Republican hypocrisy ever end? Congressional Republicans were responsible for an explosion of earmarks when they were in charge of the House. Now they are promising to go back to the same earmark agenda. From Politico - Republicans waver on earmarks ban: