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Now or never: We must lower the corporate tax rate

Apr 01, 2012 Comments Off by

by Rep. David Schweikert

Last month was the 37th straight month of the Obama administration with an unemployment rate over 8 percent. The United States has lost nearly 900,000 jobs since the president’s so-called “stimulus” was signed into law. And it seems that each month, President …

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Unemployment hasn’t actually fallen at all under Obama

Feb 09, 2012 Comments Off by

That sounds like a wild thing to say, but here is the rationale, and it’s actually quite simple:

For starters, almost the entire decline in the unemployment rate over the last year has been ephemeral. The rate is calculated by dividing the people who do …

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State of the Union facts vs. Obama’s fictions

Jan 25, 2012 Comments Off by

SOTU FACT: President Obama’s Policies Have Made Our Economy Worse

CLAIM: President Obama says our economy has “momentum.”

“As long as I’m President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum.” (President Obama, State of the Union Address, January 24, 2012)

FACT: President …

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Five Things to Watch for in President Obama’s State of the Union Address

Jan 24, 2012 Comments Off

If President Obama’s past addresses are any indication, this year’s State of the Union will sound like a broken record in more ways than one.  In all three previous addresses President Obama has delivered, he has called for more of the same failed policies that …

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In Case You Missed It: Gosar’s jobs bill H.R. 1904 included in Western Caucus “Jobs Frontier” Report

Sep 11, 2011 Comments Off

(Editor’s note: This post was originally from Thursday, but publication was delayed.)

“The Western Caucus’ ‘Jobs Frontier’ report is a compilation of pro-growth initiatives that will protect and create jobs in the West and across America,” Gosar said.  “Legislation I introduced, H.R. 1904, is included in …

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