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WITH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, INSTEAD, REPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING PRESIDENT OBAMA COULD BREAK THE A DESTRUCTIVE AGENDA THAT

VOTERS GRIDLOCK AND PASS THE AGENDA THAT HAVE REJECTED: AMERICANS ARE DEMANDING:
RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE Raising the minimum wage from $7.25/hour to $10.10/hour would increase the pay of 30 million Americans. The minimum wage hasnt kept pace with ination. Today, 40% of American workers make less than the 1968 minimum wage. ENDING TAX LOOPHOLES FOR OUTSOURCERS Republicans voted against closing the loopholes that corporations use to ship American jobs overseas. IMMIGRATION REFORM A majority of Americans 63% across party lines support reform that creates a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The Senate passed a bipartisan reform bill 5 months ago - but Speaker Boehner still refuses to offer a timetable on a House vote. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS 89% of Americans support universal background checks for all gun buyers - but Boehner refuses to hold a vote. EQUALITY In 29 states, you can be red for being gay. Thats why the Senate passed the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) protecting LGBT Americans from workplace discrimination. House Republicans refuse to hold a vote on ENDA.

OBAMACARE REPEAL House Republicans have voted more than 40 times to repeal health care reform and sabotage it every step of the way - including a government shutdown that cost our economy $24 billion. By a 20-point margin, Americans favor keeping or expanding the Affordable Care Act (58% to 38%). Multiple studies found the Affordable Care Act offers competitive and affordable prices. BREAKING NEWS: Obamacare has already saved seniors $8.9 billion in prescription drug costs - thats $1,209 per person. BUDGET: MILLIONAIRES OVER MEDICARE AND THE MIDDLE CLASS Under the Paul Ryan Republican Budget, millionaires would likely get a $245,000 net tax cut. Middle class families would pay an average of $3,000 more in taxes. Medicare would be cut by a total of $356 billion. WAR ON WOMEN A majority of Republicans voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. House Republicans targeted birth control access in their government shutdown ransom demands. PUTTING BIG OIL BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT House Republicans voted to block federal fracking rules and safeguards. 100% of House Republicans voted against repealing taxpayer-funded subsidies for Big Oil. SLASHING EDUCATION Paul Ryans budget slashes Pell Grant eligibility for college students.

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