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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
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The facts about John McCain's dismal record on working family issues are spelled out on a new AFL-CIO website, part of which opens like a briefing book titled, "McCain Revealed."
McCain's anti-worker, anti-union positions on the economy, trade, health care, retirement security and more are detailed, along with his cozy relationship with the Bush administration. Despite his so-called "maverick" image, he has voted with the White House 89 percent of the time and says he wants to continue many of the Bush policies that are devastating working families, such as tax cuts exclusively for the rich. Just this week, the AFL-CIO notes, McCain reiterated his support for Bush's Social Security privatization scheme and, when Bush vetoed a bill to renew and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, McCain told CNN it was "the right call." The site is part of the federation's full "Working Families Vote 2008" coverage. Read more at www.mccainrevealed.com. |
