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Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on November 4, 2010 a letter to a Senate committee
"New England already has access to ample supplies of natural gas."
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By Peter Lord • January 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2011 his inaugural address.
Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 19, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2011 comments to reporters.
"Some of the men serving in the (Afghan) armed forces have never driven a vehicle before."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 17, 2011
John Eaves
John Eaves
stated on January 12, 2011 a newspaper article
"This kind of snowstorm happens every 10 or 15 years."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 17, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on January 12, 2011 comments to reporters.
"Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 14, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on January 12, 2011 a video statement on Facebook
Says she condemned violence at a campaign stop in Arizona in March.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 12, 2011
Heidi Group
Heidi Group
stated on January 4, 2011 a letter.
"Following the 2009 session," Texas House Speaker Joe Straus "was acknowledged and ‘thanked’ for his ‘tireless efforts’ by Planned Parenthood, the nation’s premier abortion provider."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 11, 2011
New Georgia Encyclopedia
New Georgia Encyclopedia
stated on January 11, 2011 New Georgia Encyclopedia entry on hogs in Georgia history
Georgia lawmakers fuel up for the session by feasting on "wild" hogs.
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By Jim Tharpe • January 11, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 9, 2011 comments on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
Says the person who Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West first hired as chief of staff told people attending a Tea Party rally that, 'We will use bullets if ballots don't work.'
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 10, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 5, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy."
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By Stephen Koff • January 10, 2011
Pat Mullins
Pat Mullins
stated on January 3, 2011 a letter.
New provisions of the health care law bar the use of flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to pay for aspirin and other non-prescription health needs. 
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By Wes Hester • January 7, 2011
Brent Larkin
Brent Larkin
stated on January 2, 2011 a newspaper column
Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken  "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935."
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By Tom Feran • January 7, 2011
Dan Moore
Dan Moore
stated on January 3, 2011 an interview with The Plain Dealer
"It's taken more time to complete the Towpath Trail than it did to build the (Ohio & Erie) Canal."
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By Tom Feran • January 6, 2011
David Wyss
David Wyss
stated on December 13, 2010 a newspaper article
State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
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By Willoughby Mariano • January 5, 2011
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on December 20, 2010 a newsletter
"I stopped requesting earmarks in 2008."
True
January 5, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on December 15, 2010 a news conference with reporters
"I never proposed privatizing the (Milwaukee County) airport."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 4, 2011
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on December 20, 2010 an interview with The Plain Dealer
"We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down."
True
By Reginald Fields • January 3, 2011
William Howell
William Howell
stated on December 21, 2010 a speech.
Proposed federal regulations would affect every street sign in the country
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By Warren Fiske • January 1, 2011
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on November 30, 2010 a press release
Texas "children may have a teacher who never spent one minute practicing teaching."
True
December 26, 2010
Dean Cannon
Dean Cannon
stated on December 8, 2010 a newspaper interview
House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience.
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By Amy Sherman • December 23, 2010
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