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Marco Rubio
stated on October 4, 2016 a Spanish-language campaign ad:

Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.

By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016

National Rifle Association
stated on October 4, 2016 a campaign mailer:

Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016

Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on September 12, 2016 a campaign mailer:

Says "Patrick Murphy’s ‘Pay More’ energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!"

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

Americans for Prosperity
stated on September 14, 2016 a campaign ad:

"300,000 Floridians have lost their health insurance" as a result of Obamacare.

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on September 13, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement."

By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on September 7, 2016 a statement by a spokeswoman:

Says "Patrick Murphy is the only candidate to have voted against every measure to fund Zika."

By Joshua Gillin • September 14, 2016

American Future Fund
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad:

Says "Patrick Murphy was named one of America's least effective congressmen."

By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • September 9, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 7, 2016 a campaign website:

Says Patrick Murphy advocated for "cuts to Social Security and Medicare."

By Joshua Gillin • September 8, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 7, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Patrick Murphy "never worked as a CPA" and was "never a small business owner."

By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview with CBS4:

Says Patrick Murphy "switched his vote on All Aboard Florida ... because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful."

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on May 11, 2016 a fundraising email:

Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee.

By Joshua Gillin • May 16, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on August 12, 2015 a press release:

Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."

By Joshua Gillin • August 18, 2015

Brook Hines
stated on April 6, 2015 an online op-ed column:

Says U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has "sided with the GOP on key votes twice as often as he sided with Democrats."

By Joshua Gillin • April 9, 2015

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on March 23, 2015 a statement on a website:

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy "voted to allow members of Congress to receive taxpayer-funded health care for life."

By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2015

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on August 22, 2013 a YouTube video:

"Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare."

By Rochelle Koff • August 28, 2013

Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 23, 2013 a press release:

Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate.

By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2013

Allen West
stated on October 25, 2012 a campaign ad:

"After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation."

By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2012

Allen West
stated on October 8, 2012 an ad:

Says Patrick Murphy is trying to "hide his drunken assault of a police officer."

By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012

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