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Steve Cohen
stated on October 31, 2012 a press release.

Says Delta Air Lines has "once again broken a promise they made to me and to the people of Memphis."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • November 25, 2012

Bill Haslam
stated on October 18, 2012 an article for Time magazine.

Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business."

By Richard Locker • November 11, 2012

Stand For Children Tennessee
stated on October 24, 2012 in a post on Facebook.

Says that "Tennessee law requires that schools receive half of proceeds -- $31 million per year" -- from a half-cent increase in the Shelby County sales tax.

By Zack McMillin • November 4, 2012

John G. Morgan
stated on September 13, 2012 Testimoney to the U.S. Senate Education Committee

"Tennessee students now cover about 67 percent of the cost of their education at public universities, and some 60 percent at community colleges."

By Richard Locker • October 13, 2012

Andy Berke
stated on August 31, 2012 a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.

Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom."

By Zack McMillin • October 7, 2012

Bob Corker
stated on September 22, 2012 in a press release.

"We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."

By Michael Collins • September 28, 2012

Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 26, 2012 an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS

Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives "we’ve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare … for getting rid of cap and trade … for building the Keystone Pipeline."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • September 24, 2012

Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on August 28, 2012 in a press release.

Says a federal judge "sanctions Tennessee ‘birther’ lawyer … for bringing a frivolous lawsuit."

By Richard Locker • September 2, 2012

Martavius Jones
stated on July 13, 2012 an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning."

"From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years."

By Zack McMillin • August 20, 2012

Lamar Alexander
stated on June 18, 2012 prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.

"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."

By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012

Diane Black
stated on June 1, 2012 a press release.

The United States has experienced "40 straight months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher."

By Michael Collins • June 11, 2012

Jim Cooper
stated on March 20, 2012 an op-ed published in The Hill.

"Congress as a whole is less popular than it’s been since polling was invented."

By Michael Collins • April 19, 2012

Weston Wamp
stated on April 3, 2012 in a press release.

"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."

By Michael Collins, Elijah Herington • April 9, 2012

Steve Cohen
stated on November 3, 2011 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The United States is no longer "top nation in the globe on infrastructure," having fallen to 15th.

By Tom Humphrey • January 25, 2012

Bob Corker
stated on November 8, 2011 a USA Today column.

A typical married couple "will contribute $119,000" into Medicare but will "receive $357,000 in Medicare benefits over their lifetimes."

By Michael Collins • January 24, 2012

Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on November 15, 2011 introduction to online petition to lower state's grocery taxes.

"Tennessee’s grocery tax is one of the highest in the nation."

By Richard Locker • January 24, 2012

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