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James Clyburn
James Clyburn
stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2011
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will  "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 13, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 5, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 26, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Independent groups behind ads attacking Democratic candidates are "front groups for foreign-controlled companies."
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September 28, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on September 12, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'':
"Over 10 years, (extending tax cuts for the wealthy) would add less to the deficit than Obama added with the stimulus in one year."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2010
George Packer
George Packer
stated on August 8, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day.
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August 10, 2010
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.":
People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 27, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:
"The health care numbers are going up."
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By Alex Holt • July 20, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher."
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July 13, 2010
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Elena Kagan "violated the law of the United States at various points" with her opposition to military recruiters.
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May 16, 2010
Lamar McKay
Lamar McKay
stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week':
A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 2, 2010
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:
The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2010
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
"Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
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April 20, 2010