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Steve Cohen
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."
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • November 25, 2012
Bill Haslam
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."
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By Richard Locker • November 11, 2012
Stand For Children Tennessee
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.
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By Zack McMillin • November 4, 2012
John G. Morgan
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."
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By Richard Locker • October 13, 2012
Andy Berke
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."
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By Zack McMillin • October 7, 2012
Bob Corker
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."
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By Michael Collins • September 28, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
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."
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • September 24, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
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."
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By Richard Locker • September 2, 2012
Martavius Jones
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."
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By Zack McMillin • August 20, 2012
Lamar Alexander
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."
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By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012
Diane Black
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."
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By Michael Collins • June 11, 2012
Jim Cooper
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."
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By Michael Collins • April 19, 2012
Weston Wamp
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."
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By Michael Collins, Elijah Herington • April 9, 2012
Steve Cohen
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.
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By Tom Humphrey • January 25, 2012
Bob Corker
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."
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By Michael Collins • January 24, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
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."
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By Richard Locker • January 24, 2012