"In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component."
"In April 1997, there was a ‘gas out’ conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight."
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps. are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires.
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but "zero on job creation."
Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.
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