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September 15, 2010
Despite evidence it won't help the economy and the fact that the American people strongly oppose them, Republicans continue their push for deficit-busting tax cuts to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans.

Democrats are committed to tax relief for American workers, their families, and small businesses.

Blog Post
September 15, 2010
Congressional Republicans continue to protect millionaires and billionaires at the expense of middle-class Americans -- promising to take America back to the exact same failed Bush policies that created the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and nearly doubled the national debt.
Blog Post
September 15, 2010
Here's a startling example of GOP hypocrisy on the deficit that will cost American taxpayers more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years.

From today's Washington Post:

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September 14, 2010

Members of Congress and the American people are grateful that Sarah Shourd will finally be able to return home, and we join her family and friends in celebrating her release.

Blog Post
September 14, 2010
As the debate heats up over the Obama Middle Class Tax Cut, Congressional Republicans are playing fast and loose with the facts. They will do or say anything to protect the richest 2 percent of Americans from returning to the tax rates of the 1990s, including raising taxes on 98 percent of Americans – after a decade proved their deficit-busting giveaways did nothing to grow the American economy.
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September 13, 2010
Congressional Republicans continue to call for a rollback of Wall Street reforms — leaving the financial security of American families at risk due to the recklessness of Big Banks and Wall Street executives, whose actions led to a meltdown that cost 8 million jobs and $17 trillion in household wealth
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September 10, 2010
Congressional Republicans, led by House Republican Leader John Boehner, are promising to take America back to the exact same failed Bush policies that created the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and nearly doubled the national debt.

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September 10, 2010
Congressional Republicans, led by House Republican Leader John Boehner, continue to stand behind a plan proposed by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin that would eliminate Medicare, privatiz