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CBS News Polls: More Americans believe Elvis lives than new jobs under Obama

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(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – More Americans believe Elvis is still alive than believe the Obama "Stimulus" bill has created new jobs, according to polling data from CBS News and the New York Times.The Obama Administration Recovery Act is one year old today, and unemployment has increased from 7.6 percent on this date last year to 10 percent this year, while the…

House Democrat Budget Pushes Nation towards Fiscal Disaster

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House Democrats today paved the way for the highest deficit spending since World War II by jacking up the federal debt ceiling by a staggering $1.4 trillion, and House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter says that could begin a precipitous decline in the value of the U.S. dollar."This action by the President and Speaker Pelosi has triggered alarms that could lead to a cut in…

Carter Joins House Republicans in Presenting President Obama With "Better Solutions"

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Representative John Carter (R-TX) met with President Barack Obama during a House Republican issues retreat today in Baltimore, Maryland, where Republicans provided Obama with the GOP's "Better Solutions." “Over the last year, House Republicans have been committed to being the party of better ideas. During our meeting, we presented to President Obama a copy of Better…

Carter Hosts Online Press Conference on State of the Union Tonight

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Congressman John Carter will provide remarks on President Obama's State of the Union address tonight in a live Web cast press conference. The Web cast link is available on Carter’s Web site, or directly by clicking here.It will begin following the President's speech, at approximately 9:30 p.m. CST.Participants can e-mail questions in advance or live to JudgeCarter@gmail.com. The…

America's New Year's Unemployment Hangover

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By Congressman John CarterOne cannot drink oneself into sobriety. Yet that is precisely what Congressional Democrats and the Obama Administration have attempted with our economy for the past year with predictable and painful results.Unemployment continues to stand at an official 10% for the third month in a row, the worst joblessness in 27 years. The real unemployment rate is far worse.…

Carter Challenges Rangel to Release Tax Returns and Pay IRS Penalties by Year's End

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House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) should by the year’s end publicly release his federal tax returns for all years under investigation by the House Committee on Standards and pay IRS penalties and interest on past violations, or step down as Chairman until his ethics investigation is ended, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.President…

Carter Blasts Attaching Massive New Domestic Spending to Defense Appropriations

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Democrats are again trying to hide behind the American soldier, this time to further push the nation into debt.Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today joined other Republican members of the Appropriations Committee in a pledge to vote against the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations if it includes legislative issues such as increasing the debt limit. Update: Speaker Pelosi said she would include…

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