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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 9, 2013 an interview on ABC’s "This Week":
"It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States."
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By Becky Bowers • June 13, 2013
Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman
stated on June 4, 2013 an interview on The John Gambling radio show:
"We haven't had a Republican senator in Washington for ... why, I think Clifford Case was our last Republican senator."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 13, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 30, 2013 an op-ed:
Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law."
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By Katie Sanders • June 11, 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on June 9, 2013 an interview on Face the Nation:
The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men."
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By Jon Greenberg • June 11, 2013
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on May 27, 2013 a meeting:
"We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government."
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By Janel Davis • June 11, 2013
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
stated on May 17, 2013 a tweet:
"If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance."
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By Sabrina Eaton • June 10, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on May 17, 2013 an op-ed:
"Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 10, 2013
Abel Collins
Abel Collins
stated on June 2, 2013 an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.":
"RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 9, 2013
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on May 29, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad:
"Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 6, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 leadership forum:
My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.
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By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on May 18, 2013 a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.:
Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2013
Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
stated on May 24, 2013 a Fox News interview:
In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants.
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By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on May 14, 2013 a radio interview:
"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option"
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2013
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on May 27, 2013 an opinion piece:
Wisconsin has "one of the most progressive tax codes in the country."
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 2, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 23, 2013 a press release:
Says  "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project."  
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By Janie Har • June 1, 2013
Peter Nightingale
Peter Nightingale
stated on May 8, 2013 a web commentary:
"The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."
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By Michael McKinney • May 31, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 6, 2013 a website post.:
"In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2013
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 19, 2013 an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them."
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By Molly Moorhead • May 28, 2013
Sander Levin
Sander Levin
stated on May 17, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
Says the inspector general for the IRS said there was "no political motivation" and "no outside influence" for targeting of tax-exempt applications from tea party groups  
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By Becky Bowers • May 24, 2013
Carolyn Tomei
Carolyn Tomei
stated on May 15, 2013 a House floor speech:
Says, "In Oregon in 2010, 49 percent of all pregnancies were unintended."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • May 24, 2013
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