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Leonard Lance
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign statement

Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities.

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By Stephen Koff • September 21, 2018

Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 a press release

"The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news."

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By Caryn Shinske • May 2, 2013

Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 a news release about tax reform

"The United States currently has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."

Mostly True

By Caryn Shinske • April 25, 2013

Leonard Lance
stated on October 11, 2012 a debate

Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."

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By Bill Wichert • October 21, 2012

Leonard Lance
stated on September 5, 2012 an interview on NJToday

"The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."

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By Bill Wichert • September 12, 2012

Leonard Lance
stated on November 16, 2011 a speech on the House floor

"When the national debt reaches $15 trillion, it means that U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 99.7 percent of our debt and this is $47,900 for every living American."

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By Erin O'Neill • November 21, 2011

Leonard Lance
stated on July 17, 2011 a column

"Recently we have seen our government debt grow by $3.4 trillion during the first 29 months of the Obama administration -- the equivalent of about $4 billion per day."

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By Erin O'Neill • July 28, 2011