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"My opponent... lost 43,000 jobs in Houston since he took over; we are losing jobs."
"As Houston's mayor, I helped our area lead the nation in job growth."
During “the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person.”
Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the “driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against” gun freedoms.
Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.
"We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas."
"When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas."
“Taxpayers even footed the bill for Perry’s trip to a bachelor party in Las Vegas.”
Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison “took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers” though “commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost.”
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- Early voting surges for GOP
- 4 seeking Republican nod for state House seat
- Democratic Ag Commish candidate criticizes Staples
- Early voting surges for GOP
- A rather predictable resignation
- Effort to remove judge resumes
- Perry not saying if he'd run again in 2014
- Key Shami aides resign
- Similar on issues, House candidates stress their connection to district
- Budget mess got going with 2006 property tax cuts
The stimulus bill "didn’t create one new job." — Scott Brown
"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010." — Barack Obama
"In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month." — Joe Biden
"There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now." — Joe Biden- Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid." — Joe Biden
