Economy

Quote: “The Swamp,” Chicago Tribune, 12/18/07
Fact 1: GOP Debate, Fox News, 1/10/08
Fact 2: HR 5140, Vote #6, 2/6/08

BANKRUPTCIES:
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Press Release, 1/3/08

HOUSING:
- Home values: The New York Times, “Rescues for Homeowners in Debt Weighed,” 2/22/08
- Foreclosures: RealtyTrac, “U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 75 Percent in 2007,” 1/29/08

EMPLOYMENT:

Unemployment: Bloomberg, “Job Growth at Weakest Pace Since 2003,” 1/4/08
Number of jobs: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2/1/08
Long-term unemployment: “Left Behind With No End in Sight,” Counterpunch, 2/21/08

WAGES:
- Real wages: EPI, 2/20/08
- Median income: U.S. Census Bureau, “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006”

Good Jobs

Fact 1: S. 1637, Vote #79, 5/4/04
Fact 2: S. 1054, Vote #152, 5/15/03
Fact 3: S. 1637, Vote #32, 3/4/04; HR 5631, Vote# 234, 9/6/06; HR. 4567, Vote# 168, 9/8/04
Fact 4: H.R. 2, Vote #23, 1/24/07; Vote #24, 1/24/07; Vote #25, 1/25/07;
Vote #37, 1/31/07; Vote #39, 1/31/07; Vote #42, 1/31/07
Charts: United Steelworkers, USW Rapid Response Info Alert, 1/30/08

Health Care

The Commonwealth Fund, Envisioning the Future, 1/08; Los Angeles Times, 11/20/07; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Administration’s Proposed Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Seriously Flawed, 7/31/07; CBPP, GAO Study Confi rms Health Savings Accounts Primarily Benefit High-Income Individuals, 9/20/06; CBPP, A Brief Overview of the Major Flaws with Health Savings Accounts, 4/5/06; The Commonwealth Fund, Paying More for Less, 6/05; McCain’s campaign website, accessed 2/21/08; Health 08.org (Kaiser Family Foundation) Presidential Candidate Forum: John McCain, 10/31/07; Kaiser Family Foundation and HRET, Employer Health Benefits 2007 Annual Survey.

Trade and Manufacturing

Fact 1: Des Moines Register/bigthink.com interview, 11/07
Fact 2: H.R. 3450, Vote #395, 11/20/93; S. 1307, Vote #170, 6/30/05; S. 33569, Vote #190, 6/29/06; H.R. 2739, Vote #318, 7/31/03; H.R. 2738, Vote #319, 7/31/03; H.R. 434, Vote #353, 11/3/99; Vote #207, 8/1/02
Fact 3: HR 3009, Vote #107, 5/23/02
Fact 4: S.1637, Vote #32, 3/4/04
Video: Des Moines Register/ bigthink.com

Workers' Rights

Fact 1: H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07
Fact 2: S. 4, Vote #64, 3/7/07
Fact 3: S. 1788, Vote #188, 7/10/96

Retirement Security

Fact 1: SCR 83, Vote #68, 3/16/06; SCR 83, Vote #68, 3/16/06
Fact 2: S. 947, Vote #112, 6/24/97; S. Amdt. 445, Vote #115, 6/25/97
Fact 3: HJR 51, Vote #201, 5/23/03
Fact 4: S. 1932, Vote #287, 11/3/05

McCain and Bush

Fact 1: Congressional Quarterly Voting Study, 110th Congress
Fact 2: Republican Presidential Debate, MSNBC, 1/24/08; S. 2020, Vote #26, 11/18/05
Fact 3: SCHIP: McCain interview, CNN, 10/3/07; Social Security: SCR 83, Vote# 68, 3/16/06
Fact 4: McCain interview, CNN, 2/14/08

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