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Jeff Merkley says oil production costs are flat year over year

June 4, 2011

Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago.

Michael Sullivan says lawmakers increased public school funding while cutting budget by $15 billion

June 4, 2011

Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.

NRCC robocall claims four Democrats demanded vote on raising debt limit without spending cuts

June 3, 2011

Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz "demanded that Congress vote to increase the nation’s debt limit without making any spending cuts."

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama “traveled around the globe to apologize for America.”

June 3, 2011

"A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America."

Cantor says stimulus “failed to get people back to work.”

June 3, 2011

The 2009 stimulus bill "failed to get people back to work."

Mike Haridopolos claims Medicaid reform was bipartisan

June 3, 2011

"No one thought we could get a bipartisan bill (Medicaid) passed. We did in the Florida Senate."

Palin claims loss of oil production in Gulf of Mexico will cost $8 billion a day in imports

June 3, 2011

"We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up…

Palin claims Gulf of Mexico drilling moratorium will cause projected 150,000 barrel a day production drop

June 3, 2011

We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from…

Homeland Security chief says more contraband being seized

June 3, 2011

"We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."

Wendy Davis says Texas not funding enrollment growth in public schools for the first time

June 3, 2011

Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth.

Mitt Romney says U.S. is “only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy.”

June 2, 2011

"We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy."

Illegal gator trapping vs. underage drinking parties

June 2, 2011

"It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)."

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