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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 15, 2013 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
X posts
stated on March 20, 2013 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
Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 19, 2013 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
Battleground Texas
stated on February 26, 2013 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
Jeff Mullis
stated on March 6, 2013 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
Jim Moran
stated on February 27, 2013 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
Gary Kelly
stated on February 1, 2013 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
Rand Paul
stated on March 14, 2013 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
Virginia Foxx
stated on March 12, 2013 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
Bob Bennett
stated on March 4, 2013 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
Ed Fallone
stated on March 6, 2013 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
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on March 5, 2013 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
Dan Patrick
stated on February 21, 2013 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
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on February 26, 2013 a meeting:
The Georgia Senate ethics resolution "doesn't define cap."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2013
Vicki McKenna
Vicki McKenna
stated on February 18, 2013 a radio talk show broadcast:
A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."
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By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2013
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on March 5, 2013 a speech:
Florida is "second in the nation in the uninsured."
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By Amy Sherman • March 8, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2013 a speech:
"In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication."
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By Tom Kertscher • March 8, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 a State of the State speech:
"For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services."
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By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2013
Linda Finn
Linda Finn
stated on February 26, 2013 a news release:
"Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun."
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By Michael McKinney • March 7, 2013
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on February 18, 2013 an opinion article.:
Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 6, 2013
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