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Deborah Gist
stated on March 22, 2013 in an appearance on "A Lively Experiment.":

When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math.

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2013

Dennis Richardson
stated on March 15, 2013 in a newsletter:

Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."

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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 29, 2013

Jim Jordan
stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing:

The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy."

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By Molly Moorhead, Sabrina Eaton, W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2013

Barbara Buono
stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department:

"While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York."

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By Caryn Shinske • March 28, 2013

Scott Henson
stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview.:

Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster."

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By W. Gardner Selby • March 27, 2013

Rob Portman
stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor:

"Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."

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By Stephen Koff • March 27, 2013

Steve LaTourette
stated on March 17, 2013 in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”:

"Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."

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By Sabrina Eaton • March 26, 2013

Jeb Bush
stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:

"Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident."

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By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2013

X posts
stated on March 20, 2013 in tweets:

While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises.

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By Molly Moorhead • March 22, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 19, 2013 in an editorial board meeting:

Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.

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By Jake Berry • March 22, 2013

Battleground Texas
stated on February 26, 2013 in an adviser's interview on the "Colbert Report.":

In 2008, "only 54 percent of Latinos in Texas were registered to vote and only 35 percent actually turned out."

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By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2013

Jeff Mullis
stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting:

Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks."

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By Eric Stirgus • March 22, 2013

Jim Moran
stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate:

Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.

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By Janel Davis • March 20, 2013

Gary Kelly
stated on February 1, 2013 in a column:

"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."

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By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2013

Rand Paul
stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference:

Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars."

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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2013

Virginia Foxx
stated on March 12, 2013 in a House floor speech:

"There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill them."

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By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2013

Bob Bennett
stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release :

Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."

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By Henry J. Gomez • March 13, 2013

Ed Fallone
stated on March 6, 2013 in an interview:

"The majority of my contributions have been from private individuals" giving $125 on average, "not from PACs, not from groups."

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By Dave Umhoefer • March 13, 2013

New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on March 5, 2013 in a written statement:

Says Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican Party, owes $92,000 in back taxes.

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By Jake Berry • March 12, 2013

Dan Patrick
stated on February 21, 2013 in Senate Education Committee hearing:

Says 100,000 are on waiting list to attend Texas charter schools.

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By Sue Owen • March 11, 2013

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