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Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 town hall presidential debate

"Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president."

By J.B. Wogan • October 18, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver

"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."

By Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver

Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver

"Right now, the (Congressional Budget Office) says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as Obamacare goes into effect next year."

By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser

The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on August 4, 2012 a press statement

President Obama’s lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period.

By Sabrina Eaton • August 6, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on July 25, 2012 an introduction to a web video

President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 a campaign commercial

Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.

By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 prepared remarks

" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."

By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.

Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.

By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech in Washington, D.C.

"Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep."

By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a press conference

"Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 28, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on May 12, 2012 an interview with CBN News

When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on April 4, 2012 a speech to the Newspaper Association of America

Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."

By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on February 22, 2012 a primary debate in Arizona

"The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW."

By Molly Moorhead • February 27, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on January 26, 2012 a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.

"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."

By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on January 7, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.

Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on January 8, 2012 a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire

Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead • January 8, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on January 5, 2012 a video ad

Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.

By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • January 5, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on December 10, 2011 a Republican presidential primary debate

"Only one president has ever cut Medicare for seniors in this country . . . Barack Obama."

By Molly Moorhead • December 12, 2011

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