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	<title>AARP: On the Wrong Side of History&#8212;Again</title>
	<pubdate>November 07, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Even as Speaker Pelosi and President Obama attempt to trump the endorsement of purported seniors' advocacy organization AARP for...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/07/aarp-on-the-wrong-side</link>
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	<title>What are Democrats Doing about Job Loss? Making it Worse.</title>
	<pubdate>November 06, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent, the highest level in 26 years.&amp;nbsp; Rather than working with Republicans...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/06/what-are-democrats-doing-about</link>
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	<title>While Democrats Ignore Unemployment, Americas Pay the Price</title>
	<pubdate>November 06, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Our team is working with members of Congress every day on this issue (health care), and it is my...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/06/while-democrats-ignore-unemployment</link>
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	<title>Nov. 5, 2009-New Federal Bureaucracies Created in Pelosi Health Care Bill</title>
	<pubdate>November 05, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the 118 new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/05/nov-5-2009</link>
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	<title>New Pelosi Bill Provision Would Allow Federal Bureaucrats to Ration Health Care</title>
	<pubdate>November 05, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/05/new-pelosi-bill-provision-would</link>
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	<title>Speaker Pelosi and AARP: Hypocrisy You Can Believe In</title>
	<pubdate>November 05, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[While Speaker Pelosi attempts to tout AARP's endorsement of her government takeover of health care, some may view it as...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/05/speaker-pelosi-and-aarp-hypocrisy</link>
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	<title>Values Policy Concerns With the Pelosi Health Bill</title>
	<pubdate>November 04, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/04/values-policy-concerns-with-the</link>
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	<title>AARP: Just Another Greedy Insurance Company?</title>
	<pubdate>November 04, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Either you're a voice for the elderly or you're an insurance company-choose one....They put themselves forward as non-biased observers,...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/04/aarp-just-another-greedy-insurance</link>
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	<title>Full Summary: Speaker Pelosi's Health Care Bill</title>
	<pubdate>November 03, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[FLOOR SITUATION On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrat leadership introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/03/full-summary-speaker-pelosis-health</link>
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	<title>Federal Funding for Abortion in the Pelosi Health Bill</title>
	<pubdate>November 03, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/03/federal-funding-for-abortion-in</link>
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	<title>Bad for Seniors-Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-seniors-speaker-pelosi</link>
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	<title>Bad for States-Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm State...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-states-speaker-pelosi</link>
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	<title>By the Numbers-Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Bill</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; The Republican Conference has compiled a list of important numbers relevant to Speaker Pelosi's 1,990-page health care bill:...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/by-the-numbers-speaker-pelosi</link>
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	<title>Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Believe It Or Not</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[In order to assist Members, staff, and interested parties seeking to read and review Speaker Pelosi's government takeover of...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/speaker-pelosi-s-believe-it</link>
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	<title>Bad for Low-Income Households-Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm individuals...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-low-income-households</link>
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	<title>Bad for Patients and Doctors-  Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-patients-and-doctors</link>
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	<title>Bad for Rural America-Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm rural...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-rural-america-speaker</link>
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	<title>Bad for Women and Families-  Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-women-and-families</link>
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	<title>Bad for Young Americans-  Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm young...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-young-americans</link>
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	<title>Bad for Business - Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Health Care Takeover</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/bad-for-business</link>
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	<title>New Federal Bureaucracies Created in Pelosi Health Care Bill</title>
	<pubdate>November 02, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;  The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/11/02/new-federal-bureaucracies-created-in</link>
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	<title>For Halloween, A Real-Life Fright Show: Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s Government Takeover of Health Care</title>
	<pubdate>October 30, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Many may find the release of House Democrats' health reform legislation the week of Halloween particularly apt, as the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/30/for-halloween-a-real</link>
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	<title>Pelosi Health &#8220;Reform&#8221; Still A Fiscal Train Wreck</title>
	<pubdate>October 30, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[I will not sign [health care legislation] if it adds one dime to the deficit-now or in the future.&amp;nbsp; Period....The...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/30/pelosi-health-reform</link>
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	<title>House Democrat Health &quot;Reform&quot; Legislation: Short Summary of the Government Takeover of Health Care</title>
	<pubdate>October 29, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[BACKGROUND AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  On October 29, 2009, Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrat leadership introduced H.R. 3962,...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/29/house-democrat-health-reform</link>
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	<title>Reading Guide - Pelosi Health &quot;Reform&quot; Bill</title>
	<pubdate>October 29, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[In order to assist Members, staff, and interested parties seeking to read and review the health &amp;ldquo;reform&amp;rdquo; legislation (H.R....]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/29/reading-guide--pelosi</link>
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	<title>The Debt Limit and the Troops</title>
	<pubdate>October 27, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[According to press reports, Democrats are planning to attach legislation to increase the national debt ceiling to the Fiscal...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/27/the-debt-limit-and-the</link>
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	<title>The &#8220;Investor Protection&#8221; Act&#8211;Creating Uncertainty to Benefit Trial Lawyers</title>
	<pubdate>October 26, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[BACKGROUNDOn July 10, 2009, the Obama administration released the Investor Protection Act of 2009.&amp;nbsp; The proposal was introduced by...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/26/the-investor-protection</link>
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	<title>Democrats, Deficits and Debt By the Numbers</title>
	<pubdate>October 21, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[The cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the federal budget.  This rising...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/21/democrats-deficits-and-debt</link>
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	<title>State Unemployment Figures Confirm Regrettable Truths</title>
	<pubdate>October 21, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Eight months ago the President signed a $787 billion stimulus bill that had been rammed through the House without...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/21/state-unemployment-figures-confirm-regrettable</link>
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	<title>Democrats Cut Back-Room Deals Benefiting AARP</title>
	<pubdate>October 20, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[There's an inherent conflict of interest....They're ending up becoming very dependent on sources of income.- Former AARP Executive Marilyn...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/20/democrats-cut-back-room-deals</link>
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	<title>Candidate Obama vs. President Obama</title>
	<pubdate>October 19, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Even as he campaigned on a platform of change and transparency, an examination of Barack Obama's comments during the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/19/candidate-obama-vs-president</link>
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	<title>The Fallacy of the Direct Loan Program Being Cheaper</title>
	<pubdate>October 16, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[STATUS On September 17, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, by...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/16/the-fallacy-of-the-direct</link>
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	<title>What Every Member Needs to Know about a Long-Term &quot;Doc Fix&quot;</title>
	<pubdate>October 15, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Background:&amp;nbsp; As part of spending reforms included in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress enacted a sustainable growth...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/15/what-every-member-needs-to</link>
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	<title>&#8220;Stimulus&#8221; Recipients and the White House Spin</title>
	<pubdate>October 15, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, the White House announced the first hard evidence of their effort to account for jobs created by the...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/15/stimulus-recipients-and</link>
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	<title>Speaker Pelosi Advocates Higher, European-Style Taxes</title>
	<pubdate>October 13, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[I can make a firm pledge.&amp;nbsp; Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/13/speaker-pelosi-advocates-higher</link>
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	<title>Another &quot;Rock Solid Deal&quot; That Harms Seniors</title>
	<pubdate>October 09, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[But what we will do is, we'll have the [health care] negotiations televised on C-SPAN, so that people can...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/09/another-rock-solid-deal</link>
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	<title>House Democrat Bill Nearly Double Obama's $900 Billion Spending Cap</title>
	<pubdate>October 08, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[I will not sign [health care legislation] if it adds one dime to the deficit-now or in the future.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/08/house-democrat-bill-nearly-double</link>
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	<title>Previous Hate Crime Votes in the House of Representatives</title>
	<pubdate>October 08, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[BACKGROUND On October 8, 2009, the House will consider the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report.&amp;nbsp; While the House...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/08/previous-hate-crime-votes-in</link>
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	<title>Baucus &quot;Tax on Jobs&quot; Is Anti-Family</title>
	<pubdate>October 08, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[While the bill produced by Finance Committee Chairman Baucus is being portrayed by some media outlets as a moderate...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/08/baucus-tax-on-jobs</link>
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	<title>Hate Crimes and the Defense Authorization Bill</title>
	<pubdate>October 06, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[BACKGROUND This week, the House will likely consider the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report.&amp;nbsp; While the House bill...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/06/hate-crimes-and-the-defense</link>
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	<title>What 9.8 Percent Unemployment Means By the Numbers</title>
	<pubdate>October 05, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;I know that ultimately the measure of an economy is, is it producing jobs that help people support families,...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/05/what-9-8-percent-unemployment</link>
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	<title>Should President Obama Listen to Vice President Biden on Foreign Policy?</title>
	<pubdate>October 05, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[President Obama continues to review General Stanley McChrystal's assessment of the war in Afghanistan and anticipated request for up...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/05/should-president-obama-listen-to</link>
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	<title>The Reformed CFPA-New Paint, Same Old Clunker</title>
	<pubdate>October 01, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics:&amp;nbsp; As...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/01/the-reformed-cfpa-new-paint</link>
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	<title>Democrat &quot;Compromises&quot; Would Expand Federal Funding for Abortions</title>
	<pubdate>October 01, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up-under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/01/democrat-compromises-would</link>
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	<title>False Analogies to a Government-Run Health Plan</title>
	<pubdate>September 30, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[I mean, if you think about-if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right?&amp;nbsp; No,...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/09/30/false-analogies-to-a-government</link>
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	<title>Replacing One Ignored &quot;Trigger&quot; With Another</title>
	<pubdate>September 29, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[I will not sign [health care legislation] if it adds one dime to the deficit-now or in the future.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/09/29/replacing-one-ignored-trigger</link>
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	<title>House Democrats' Health &quot;Reform&quot; Will Harm American Economy</title>
	<pubdate>September 28, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Even as unemployment approaches 10 percent nationwide, a recent Heritage Foundation analysis found that House Democrats' government takeover of...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/09/28/house-democrats-health-reform</link>
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	<title>Trade Protectionism at the Worst Economic Time</title>
	<pubdate>September 24, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/09/24/trade-protectionism-at-the-worst</link>
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	<title>House Democrats' &quot;Tort Reform:&quot; More Giveaways to Trial Lawyers</title>
	<pubdate>September 24, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[Even as President Obama promised to address tort claims as part of his health reform proposals, House' Democrats' government...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/09/24/house-democrats-tort-reform</link>
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	<title>If You Like Your Current Plan...don't Tell Max Baucus</title>
	<pubdate>September 23, 2009</pubdate>
	<description><![CDATA[While the bill produced by Finance Committee Chairman Baucus is being portrayed by some media outlets as a moderate...]]></description>
	<link>http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/09/23/if-you-like-your-current</link>
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