ISSUE: Poverty
- Derek Pearce
- May 11, 2012 at 5:06 pm
MOTHER’S DAY MEMO: Romney’s Record On Issues Important To Women And Families
As families across the country celebrate Mother’s Day and honor the women in their life, it is also a good opportunity to reflect on the policies that allow women to pursue equal pay for equal work, protect women and families from violence, and help to prevent serious illnesses. Unfortunately for women and their families, Mitt Romney has consistently advocated against these policies. With the Republican Party consistently advocating an anti-women agenda, they have found the perfect standard bearer in Mitt Romney.
See the research below.
- Derek Pearce
- Feb 2, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Washington Post: Romney, Citing Safety Net, Says He’s ‘Not Concerned About The Very Poor’
On February 1, 2012, the Washington Post reported:
In an interview with CNN Wednesday morning that should have been a Florida victory lap, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney made a fumble that could give rivals an attack ad sound bite.
Asked about his economic plan, Romney said repeatedly that he was not concerned with very poor Americans, but was focused instead on helping the middle class.
- Derek Pearce
- Nov 3, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Des Moines Register: Michele Bachmann’s ‘tax the poor’ plan won’t be flat or simple
On November 3, 2011, the Des Moines Register reported:
Michele Bachmann wants everybody to pay taxes — even the poorest Americans.
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Bachmann didn’t offer many details about her proposal, but it seemed she was suggesting she’d accomplish this through the income tax. But she didn’t explain how she’d charge an income tax on people who have no income.
- Audrey Kubetin
- Oct 21, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Bruning Compares Welfare Recipients to Raccoons
Republican Jon Bruning currently serves as Nebraska’s Attorney General, but he has his eye on the Senate seat now held by Democrat Ben Nelson. In this video from the campaign trail, Bruning compares welfare recipients to scavenging raccoons, saying, “They’re going to do it the easy way if we make it easy for them.”
This footage was captured by an American Bridge tracker in Papillion, Nebraska, on August 6, 2011.
- ty
- Oct 9, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Helena IR: Rehberg in the thick of budget fray
On October 9, 2012 the Helena Independent Record reported:
As he oversees U.S. House Republicans’ draft of the federal government’s 2012 health and education budgets, Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg finds himself hip-deep in the Washington, D.C., political fray, defending a $153 billion plan that’s drawing fire from all sides.
The proposal — unveiled last week — would torpedo virtually all funding for the Obama Administration’s health reform law, including additional money for community health clinics across Montana; ax federal money for two dozen family planning clinics in the state; reduce funds for Pell grants that help low-income students pay college tuition; and scale back money for home-heating assistance.
Those and other cutbacks have prompted Democrats to say the “Rehberg budget” unduly targets women, families, students and workers.
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
