November 10, 2010 4:12 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. McMorris Rodgers Dodges Questions About GOP Leadership Race
October 27, 2010 7:17 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Boehner: "This Is Not A Time For Compromise"
September 23, 2010 12:45 pm ET filed under Blog
Pro-Life Republicans Vote Against Bill Aimed At Reducing Infant Mortality
June 14, 2010 10:30 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking the Sunday Shows — June 13, 2010
June 14, 2010 10:11 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking the Sunday Shows — June 13, 2010
On Sunday, Carly Fiorina advanced her Senate campaign with a series of false Republican talking points about border security and her own background. Fiorina misrepresented her tenure at Hewlett-Packard, and lied about President Obama's funding for border security and the recently-departed head of the Minerals Management Service. House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence called the Obama administration's handling of the gulf oil disaster "slow." A timeline shows that claim is false. And since it wouldn't be Sunday without a Republican voice misrepresenting the Recovery Act, Rep. Pence pretended the package did not cut taxes (it did) and that it is not turning the economy around (it is).
March 21, 2010 8:55 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Boehner Is A Little Late On The "Act Like Grownups" Lecture
March 15, 2010 4:38 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Blasts House Republicans For Earmark "Moratorium"
January 29, 2010 5:21 pm ET filed under Blog
President Obama Delivers Big In Baltimore
January 26, 2010 3:36 pm ET filed under Fact Check
House Republicans Falsely Blame President Obama For Bush's Deficit
On January 26, 2010, House Republicans posted an item on GOP.gov blasting President Obama's handling of the budget deficit. Specifically, they claim that the "record deficits are a direct result of the President's big-spending agenda." But in reality, President Bush's failed policies - which House Republicans supported -- are still playing a significant role. In fact, the 2009 deficit was projected to exceed $1 trillion even before Obama took office.
December 14, 2009 8:08 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Franken: "We Are Not Entitled To Our Own Facts"
November 20, 2009 3:41 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Pence: 9/11 Trials "The Most Naïve And Dangerous" Decision Ever
According to Rep. Mike Pence, "This administration's decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and his cohorts, in our civilian criminal courts is the most naïve and dangerous decision I have ever witnessed the United States government make."
November 06, 2009 10:13 am ET filed under Video
Today's Republican Party
Highlights from the GOP's "House Call" rally against health insurance reform.
September 16, 2009 11:59 am ET filed under Fact Check
Republicans Brazenly Misrepresent Cap-And-Trade Cost Numbers
On September 16, 2009, Republicans opposed to clean energy legislation circulated a blog post flaunting a Freedom of Information Act request by the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute. The documents include a cost-estimate of an out-dated, abandoned cap-and-trade plan that immediately auctioned 100% of carbon allowances. The American Clean Energy and Security Act does not do this. In order to contain costs, the bill initially awards allowances for free, rendering CEI's revelation meaningless.
July 28, 2009 12:00 pm ET filed under Fact Check
The GOP "Health Care Rapid Response Team" Rakes In Money From Health Care Special Interests
Each morning, the House Republican Conference provides the press with the roster of its "Health Care Rapid Response Team," which lists House Republicans who "are available to talk about health care this week." However, a quick glance at who's filling their campaign coffers raises the question: just whose interests do these members have at heart?
July 20, 2009 3:02 pm ET filed under Blog
House GOP Conference Promotes Rep. Tiahrt's Inflammatory Remarks
The House Republican Conference is promoting a floor speech by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) in which he asked Americans to imagine the hypothetical abortion of our president.
June 03, 2009 4:26 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Pence: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
On June 3, 2009, House Republican Conference Chair Mike Pence criticized Congressional Democrats for including non-troop items in a war funding bill. Rep. Pence must have a short memory, because in 2007, he voted for a Bush war funding bill that included $17 billion in the non-troop items he now loathes.
May 11, 2009 6:37 pm ET filed under Blog
The House GOP's Logical Fallacy
In an email to supporters, the House Republican conference cited recent unemployment reports -- which were better than expected -- as evidence that President Obama's economic policies aren't working.
