The 27 Republican Bills That Aren't About creating Jobs - Political Correction

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This is a great article debunking the GOP LIE that they have passed 27 Jobs bills in the House. These measures as Political Correction shows are more about slashing "regulations that protect, among other things, public health, consumer rights, workplace safety and the environment"

I have heard Bohner make this statement multiple times on Corporate media 'news' shows (the most venal, after Fux, is PBS's Newshour) without anybody pursuing any details of this claim.


http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/201201240002

From the House Republican Conference and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue, congressional Republicans and their conservative allies have touted 27 measures passed by the House of Representatives that they claim are "bipartisan jobs bills awaiting Senate action." But the bills are mostly highly partisan attempts to slash regulations that protect, among other things, public health, consumer rights, workplace safety and the environment. The GOP has also dishonestly included in its count a few viable measures with popular bipartisan support; one of these is being held up in the Senate by a Republican, and the others have been placed on the Senate calendar.

Jobs Idea #1: Hamper The EPA's Ability To Protect Public Health

Jobs Idea #2: Obstruct The Federal Government's Ability To Regulate Anything

Jobs Idea #3: Build An Oil Pipeline And Open Offshore Drilling

Jobs Idea #4: Blame Senate For Holding Up Measures The House Only Passed In Late 2011

Jobs Idea #5: An Expired Bill And A Measure Held Up By A Senate Republican

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