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New Jersey Democrats say Gov. Chris Christie owes the state money for “extra Gorgonzola cheese.”

July 3, 2011

Gov. Chris Christie owes the state money "for amenities like extra Gorgonzola cheese for his staff on these trips."

Mark Warner says corporate taxes as share of U.S. revenue have fallen by half in 30 years

July 2, 2011

"If you look at our tax mix, the share of corporate revenues as a percentage of our overall revenue mix has declined by about half…

Top state Democrat claims job losses, not gains taint Gov. Rick Scott’s first year

July 1, 2011

"Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs."

Gov. Rick Scott claims Florida led country in job growth in May

July 1, 2011

"In May we generated more jobs than all the rest of the country combined: 28,000 jobs in May for the state, 54,000 for the entire…

Gov. Rick Scott touts better job numbers as sign of success

July 1, 2011

"Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs."

Rep. Michele Bachmann says she’s never received a penny from family farm that got federal crop subsidies

July 1, 2011

"My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm."

Rep. Forbes says Federal Register containing regulations has 34,000 pages, weighs 340 pounds

July 1, 2011

"The Federal Register - which houses all Washington regulations - is 34,000 pages in length and weighs in at more than 340 pounds."

“No fee increases” in Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget, Wisconsin GOP Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says

July 1, 2011

Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"

Industry warns gas prices would rise 89 cents without ethanol

July 1, 2011

Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.

Rick Perry says Obama’s repeal of policy means tax dollars funding abortions all over the world

July 1, 2011

Says President Barack Obama’s overturning of the Mexico City Policy means federal tax dollars can be used "to fund abortion all over the world."

Rep. Marcy Kaptur says defense spending consumes more than half of the discretionary budget

July 1, 2011

"Creeping defense commitments in (the Middle East) and globally now consume over half the U.S. discretionary budget annually."

Lawmaker compares immigration law to Black Codes

July 1, 2011

Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War.

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