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Kerry Claim: Families are finding it harder to make ends meet because they are struggling to keep up with mounting debt. The Truth: Low interest rates are allowing Americans to purchase a home, invest in education, and buy their first car. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan this week pointed out that the increase in household debt reflects the increase in homeownership. (Remarks by Alan Greenspan, U.S. Senate Committee On Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs, 6/15/04)Greenspan: Debt Rising Because Of New Mortgages And New Homeowners. "So I'm not actually concerned at this point that we are looking at a really serious...

Kerry Claim: The administration has attempted to roll back civil rights in America, and has failed to enforce our nation's civil rights laws The Truth: The President is strongly committed to protecting civil rights, as evidenced by the Administration's enforcement record. The Bush Administration Civil Rights Division has prosecuted 122 human traffickers, double the number of prosecutions as under the previous Administration. The Bush Administration Civil Rights Division has opened 43 Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) investigations since 2001, more than double the 20 investigations initiated during the last three years of the previous Administration. In addition, the...