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Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on February 18, 2011 an e-mail blast:
"If you printed a $1 bill for the entirety of the $14.1 trillion national debt, the resulting pile of money would weigh more than 136 aircraft carriers."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 23, 2011 comments at the Senate Budget Committee.:
Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 24, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on the Fox News Channel:
"Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
True
By Robert Farley • February 24, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 19, 2011 a news release:
In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input."
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By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2011
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
stated on February 10, 2011 a press release.:
The House of Delegates budget bill "cuts $50 million from education."
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By Jacob Geiger • February 22, 2011
George Will
George Will
stated on February 20, 2011 ABC's "This Week":
If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts.
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By Robert Farley • February 21, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on January 24, 2011:
"One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending."
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By Tom Feran • February 18, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 17, 2011 remarks on the Senate floor:
"We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 18, 2011
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 14, 2011 an interview on Fox Business News:
The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2011
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release.:
The United states is "borrowing more than 40 cents of every dollar we spend."
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 17, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.:
"Senator Webb was a reliable vote for President Obama and Senator Harry Reid."
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 16, 2011
Milele Coggs
Milele Coggs
stated on February 3, 2011 a news release:
"In its current state, this bill is the most restrictive voter ID legislation in the nation."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 15, 2011
Matt Lundy
Matt Lundy
stated on February 7, 2011 a news release:
"There is nothing in the current state public records law that prohibits sensitive or confidential business information from being just that, confidential."
True
By Joe Guillen • February 15, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2011 a speech:
"Texas added more jobs in 2010 than any other state."
True
February 15, 2011
Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur
stated on February 9, 2011 MSNBC Live:
Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 14, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 11, 2011 a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference:
"In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on February 7, 2011 a campaign radio ad:
"I’m the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 11, 2011
Jay Hottinger
Jay Hottinger
stated on February 9, 2011:
Says Ohio is one of just 17 states with an estate tax, and it has "the lowest threshold in the nation."
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By Tom Feran • February 11, 2011
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on February 9, 2011 a speech:
More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military
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By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2011
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on January 24, 2011 a speech:
If you tried to pay out $1 trillion by handing it out at $1 per second, it would take more than 31,000 years.
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By Willoughby Mariano • February 9, 2011
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