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Congressional Republicans are holding the economy hostage. They’re willing to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other vital services for working families so they can keep loopholes in place that benefit Wall Street and CEOs. These charts and graphics illustrate how radically different their interests are from those of America’s working families.
Offshore Tax Havens Deprive State Governments
Close the Loopholes on the Fat Cats
Obama on the Sequester
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Facts
Remind Congress What the Voters Wanted
'Fix the Debt': Watching Out for CEOs, Not for You
Key Dates
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Across-the-board "sequestration" cuts began
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Continuing Resolution expires; Republicans threaten government shutdown
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Suspension of debt ceiling ends; GOP threatens to cause default
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U.S. Treasury hits debt ceiling, defaults on loans
How Did We Get Here?
Congressional Republicans held the economy hostage in the summer of 2011 with a manufactured crisis. They threatened to tank the U.S. economy and allow America to default on its obligations—and they're doing it again.
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