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Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 25, 2013 a debate.
Virginia is "the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases."  
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By Sean Gorman • October 7, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on September 22, 2013 a television interview
Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.
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By Gregory Smith • October 6, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2013 an NPR interview
"At the time that (Medicare Part D) was passed (it) was actually less popular than the Affordable Care Act, according to the polls."
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By Julie Kliegman • October 4, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 1, 2013 a tweet
The shutdown is projected to result in "$10 billion in costs to the economy per week."
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By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2013
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on September 21, 2013 a flier mailed to constituents
"In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."
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By Sue Owen • October 1, 2013
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on September 13, 2013 an op-ed
"For the last decade, Floridians’ salaries have shrunk substantially" when adjusted for inflation.
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By Rochelle Koff • October 1, 2013
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on September 22, 2013 a roundtable on ABC’s “This Week”
Under economic sanctions, "now Iran is suffering 30 percent inflation, 20 percent unemployment."
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By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech about the Affordable Care Act
"Up to half of all Americans have a pre-existing condition."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 24, 2013 on CNN's "Crossfire"
"(Obamacare) is a bill which has never once had a majority of Americans favor it."
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By Julie Kliegman • September 26, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 22, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
"Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas."
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By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2013
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on September 20, 2013 a press release
"According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit."
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By Jim Haddadin • September 25, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 17, 2013 a letter to Florida's U.S. senators
"Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements."
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By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2013
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on September 5, 2013 a statement
"Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office."  
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By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 18, 2013 an interview on CNN's "Crossfire"
"Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2013
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on September 12, 2013 a "Tampa Tribune" blog
In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
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By Amy Sherman • September 20, 2013
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
stated on September 15, 2013 an interview with Fox News
The employer mandate "affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 2013
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on September 10, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
The United Nations has conducted "172 successful peacekeeping missions and negotiations."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2013
Oregon Center for Public Policy
Oregon Center for Public Policy
stated on August 7, 2013 website materials
"7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works."
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By Yuxing Zheng • September 11, 2013
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2013 a web posting
"The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on September 8, 2013 a segment of 'Fox News Sunday'
"Before President Obama acted in Libya in 2011, the American people were opposed to military action by 35 to 60. After he took action, they were in support of it 54 to 43."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
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