Research Briefing

Congressional Dems Danced For Nancy, But Can Stories Of Hard Times At Home Get Them To Change Their Tune?

WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS SUFFERING, PELOSI’S PUPPETS HAD THEIR CHANCE TO PIVOT

“U.S. Growth Too Slow To Add Jobs, Forecast Says” (Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle, 3/24/10)

“States Shed Government Jobs As Revenue Plummets” (Christopher S. Rugaber, The Associated Press, 3/26/10)

“Md. Shed 13,800 Jobs Last Month, Report Says” (Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun, 3/27/10)

“Tight Job Market Is Squeezing Out Young Workers” (Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers, 3/28/10)

“Polk Jobless Rate Holds Steady At 13.4 Percent” (Kyle Kennedy, The [Lakeland, FL] Ledger, 3/26/10)

“A Rough Time For Nevada’s Unemployed” (LasVegasNow.com, 3/26/10)

“Report: Illinois Has Lost Over 100,000 Jobs To China” (WGIL, 3/27/10)

“County Unemployment Continues To Rise” (Sarah De Crescenzo, The Porterville Recorder, 3/27/10)

“Tehama County Jobless Rate Sets New Record In February” (Geoff Johnson, Tehama County Daily News, 3/27/10)

“Pay Drops For Colorado Workers” (Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 3/26/10)

“Florida Workers Must Get Used To Long-Term Joblessness” (Michael Sasso, The Tampa Tribune, 3/26/10)

“Another Hard Year For California Economy: Report” (Jim Christie, Reuters, 3/24/10)

“Virginia Lost More Jobs Than Any Other State In February” (Carol Hazard, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 3/27/10)

“More Doctors Giving Up Private Practices” (Gardiner Harris, The New York Times, 3/25/10)

“Local Residents Traveling To D.C. To Protest Health Care” (Jennifer Peryam, The Times-Union (IN), 3/19/10)

INSTEAD THEY DANCED FOR NANCY, VOTED FOR HER JOB-KILLING HEALTH CARE EXPERIMENT

“A Device To Kill Jobs” (Worcester Telegram, 3/28/10)

“Beware The ‘Jobs Killer” (Jay Fitzgerald, The Boston Herald, 3/25/10) 

“AT&T Will Take $1B Non-Cash Charge For Health Care” (Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press, 3/26/10)

“Tanning Tax Could Hurt Small Businesses” (Don Coleman, KJCT News, 3/25/10)

“Tanning Salons Say Tax Will Put Businesses In Jeopardy” (Linda Russell, KY3 News, 3/24/10)

“Deere Says Health Care Bill Will Cost It $150 Million” (Dan Piller, The Des Moines Register’s Green Fields Blog, 3/25/10)

“Caterpillar Takes Hit On Health Care” (Bob Tita, The Wall Street Journal, 3/25/10)

“Ski Resorts Worry Health Care Reform Will Have Chilling Effect” (John DiStaso, The Union Leader, 3/25/10)

“Health Policy Raises Red Flags At Steamboat Ski Area” (Mike Lawrence, Steamboat Today, 3/24/10)

“KillingH Jobs: Another Obamacare Triumph” (Editorial, New Hampshire Union Leader, 3/26/10)

“California Could Take Big Hit From Healthcare Overhaul” (George Skelton, The Los Angeles Times, 3/24/10)

“Riley: Cost Of National Health Care Plan Too High For Alabama” (Sebastian Kitchen, Montgomery Advertiser, 3/25/10)

“New Health Care Law Adds $300M To NY’s Deficit” (Adam Sichko, The Business Review, 3/24/10)

“Texas Vows To Fight Health Care Bill In Court” (R.G. Ratcliffe, The Houston Chronicle, 3/22/10)

“Health Care Bill Estimate for AZ: $11.6 Billion Over The Next Decade” (Jim Nintzel, Tucson Weekly, 3/26/10)