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Economic Websites
1. Recovery.gov
2. WhiteHouse.gov and under The Briefing Room:
THE BRIEFING ROOM SECTIONS
Latest news from the White House, with lots of links! http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/
Text and video of the President’s weekly address http://www.whitehouse.gov/weekly_address/
Official statements and remarks http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/OfficialStatements/
Executive Orders, Memoranda, and Proclamations http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/PresidentialActions/
3. Download the American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan as signed by the President, and you can leave a comment:http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/13/ARRA-for-comment/
4. Brand new - and developing: http://www.whitehouse.gov/StrongMiddleClass/ a blog, and people can submit suggestions!
5. Fighting Foreclosure and Homelessness: http://financialstability.gov/
6. The COMPLETE PLAN - all "three legs of the stool" President Obama has spoken of:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/19/Time-for-All-of-Us-to-Step-Up/ also has links to sites to see if you qualify for Housing/Foreclosure Assistance, as well as links to the Financial Stability Plan and the Mortgage Affordability Plan AND Help for Homeowners
7. The Budget - which is NOT the ARRP
Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 is available on the website of the Office of Management and Budget,http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
8. It is clear that a lot of factors led us into this economic crisis, but one of the biggest was that our economy was left exposed by regulations that were out of date and regulators who weren't minding the store. President Obama has laid out 7 key principles for transforming the nation's regulatory system. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/25/Overhaul/
9. State by State breakdown of HUD allocations: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/25/fighting-foreclosure-and-homelessness/#tb_inline?height=220&width=370&inlineld=tb_external
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Healthcare Links
Senators Closer To Health Package: Bipartisan Talks On Reform Move Toward Center (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080503996.html?nav=rss_email/components
Health Care’s Air War (The Daily Beast)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-05/health-cares-air-war/
Canadian doctor diagnoses US healthcare (L.A. Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rachlis3-2009aug03,0,538126.story
Don’t Get Sick in America (N.P.R.)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111589242&ft=1&f=1057
A New Healthcare Model…with Preventive Care! (N.P.R.)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111549055&ft=1&f=1001
Town Halls Become a Flashpoint (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080502780.html?nav=rss_email/components
The group says premiums could nearly double for those who buy their own insurance. Experts we consulted disagree:
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/cpr-administers-bad-facts-again/
Surgery for Seniors vs. Abortions?
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/07/surgery-for-seniors-vs-abortions/
False Euthanasia Claims
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/07/false-euthanasia-claims/
FALSE: Rep. Dan Lungren, a Republican from California, says President Barack Obama's health care plan is so mixed up that the government would tell 100-year-old ladies who need pacemakers to take pain pills instead.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/aug/03/dan-lungren/lungren-says-obama-would-have-government-require-c/
Carnahan misquotes CBO about cost of health care reform plan
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/aug/03/russ-carnahan/carnahan-misquotes-cbo-about-cost-health-care-refo/
The Blue Dogs and the Bloc Party
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080503090.html?wprss=rss_opinions
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Contact Your Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners by clicking here.
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POLLING PLACES (in our area)
Plant City, City Hall
302 West Reynolds Street
Hours - 9-5
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library
1906 Bloomingdale Avenue
Hours - 10-6
Riverview Branch Library
10509 Riverview Drive
Hours - 10-6
Click here for further locations in Hillsborough County.
VOTING BY MAIL
Absentee ballots may be mailed or delivered to the office of the Supervisor of Elections. Voted absentee ballots must be received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day at the County Center office or at the Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center. A VOTED BALLOT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AT A POLLING PLACE.
Have questions? Click here to visit the Supervisor of Election's FAQ page!
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