I shared a video with you a few weeks ago that highlighted many of the extreme positions Mitt Romney has taken in this year's GOP primary. As we shift to the general election, he's starting to run away from some of these stances, and he's distorting his record -- along with President Obama's -- in order to do it.
In our tipsheet this week, we take on some of these distortions, and examine what effects Romney's agenda would actually have. We also look at a few other big stories that came up this week, so pass them along.
#1 Keeping His Word: Equal pay
For Equal Pay Day this week, we made a video about how President Obama kept his promise to make sure women make equal pay for equal work. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Act was the first bill he signed into law -- a law which Romney refuses to say whether or not he would have signed. Equal pay is an issue that affects everyone, so make sure you share this video with others:
#2 Romney's policies would hurt women economically
Lately, Romney has been using bogus "facts" to claim that the President's policies are supposedly harmful to women. So we compiled some actual facts about how women would fare under Romney's agenda would affect women. He's pledged to "kill" Obamacare -- and with it, provisions that will make sure insurance companies can no longer charge women more than men for the same health care. He's also told low-income mothers that they should be required to work outside home, but wants to take away their tax credit for child care to help take care of their kids. As you'll see in this chart, a Romney administration would be very bad for women. Make sure others see this, too:
#3 Infographic: President Obama towers over Romney on tax return transparency
Tax day was this week, but that doesn't mean Romney decided to play by the same rules set by his own father, and kept up by presidential candidates since, and disclose any more of his tax returns. To date, Romney has only released one tax return to the American public. When he was trying to become John McCain's running mate in 2008, Romney gave him 23 years of tax returns to examine. What's Romney hiding? More Swiss bank accounts or offshore investments in the Cayman Islands? Check out this infographic that shows how transparent President Obama has been with his tax returns over the past decade vs. Romney, and pass it along:
#4 Romney distorts the President's business creation record
Here's another doozy for you: Romney is inventing some numbers about the President's business creation record that are, of course, not true. Americans are creating more businesses now than before the recession. In fact, the number of start-up businesses in 2009, 2010, and 2011 is higher than it was at the end of the Bush administration. We put together a blog post with more details about how the President has helped support small businesses, which you should pass along to others:
#5 Romney would eliminate protections for homeless veterans
This week, Romney told some of his high-rolling donors that if elected, he would consider eliminating the Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD in order to pay for his tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. Among the many important projects HUD is taking on right now is President Obama's commitment to eliminate homelessness among veterans by 2015. Share this with others and let them know about the difference between Romney and the President in how they prioritize helping our nation's homeless veterans:
One final way you can fight the smears this week is by using the Truth Team's new tool to report a GOP attack. If you receive a robocall or piece of mail that you just know is not true, let us know here, and we'll set it straight.
Until next time,
Stephanie
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