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Rep. Eric Cantor: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ pits Americans against Americans
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Tuesday said that the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration in lower Manhattan pitted Americans against Americans when asked if he regretted calling the protesters a “mob.” “To sit here and vilify one sector of the economy, industries, etc. is not helpful,” he said, according…
Dem campaign committee: Support ‘Occupy,’ beat GOP
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) sent a petition to supporters, asking them to back the Occupy Wall Street protests against corporate greed. The DCCC, which tries to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, is the latest left group to come out in support of the protests that have…
Dems claim NY special election win a rebuke of GOP Medicare plan
WASHINGTON – It was just moments after the results came in Tuesday night that Democrats began attributing their Rep.-elect Kathy Hochul’s come-from-behind victory in a mostly Republican district as a rebuke to the GOP plan to privatize Medicare. “Today, the Republican plan to end Medicare cost Republicans $3.4 million and…
Dem ad: GOP Medicare plan will force seniors to mow lawns, sell lemonade
WASHINGTON – A new Democratic ad portrays seniors as having to engage in acts of economic desperation to pay their health care bills in a hypothetical future in which the House-approved GOP budget that privatizes Medicare becomes law. The 30-second spot, titled “How Will You Pay?”, begins with one elderly…
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