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Chris Redfern
stated on January 23, 2013 a press statement:

Says Gov. John Kasich can remove the president of the State Board of Education.

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By Tom Feran • February 7, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on January 22, 2013 a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”:

Says "on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later."

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By Bill Wichert • February 3, 2013

Marcy Kaptur
stated on December 19, 2012 a floor speech in the House of Representatives:

"States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century."

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By Sabrina Eaton • February 1, 2013

Stephen King
stated on January 25, 2013 a Kindle Single essay, 'Guns':

Says since Australia passed tough gun laws, "homicides by firearm have declined almost 60 percent."

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By Becky Bowers • January 31, 2013

Rodney Frelinghuysen
stated on January 15, 2013 a speech on the House floor:

Says "the area damaged by Hurricane Sandy represents roughly 10 percent of our nation's economy."

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By Bill Wichert • January 31, 2013

Dianne Feinstein
stated on January 27, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."

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By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013

Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a twitter post:

"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."

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By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013

J.D. Van Brink
stated on December 10, 2012 in a tea party meeting:

The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.

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By Janel Davis • January 28, 2013

Chris Abele
stated on January 18, 2013 an interview:

The Milwaukee County Board’s staff grew from four workers to 38 over four decades and now costs taxpayers "a lot more," while the total county workforce was more than cut in half in the same period.

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By Dave Umhoefer • January 24, 2013

Ted Strickland
stated on January 8, 2013 a news release:

Says Ohio’s economic recovery "started in February 2010."

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By Henry J. Gomez • January 24, 2013

Jackie Speier
stated on January 15, 2013 an MSNBC interview:

"Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check."

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By Becky Bowers • January 23, 2013

Jennette Gayer
stated on January 2, 2013 a news release:

"Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country."

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By Eric Stirgus • January 23, 2013

Christopher Plante
stated on January 13, 2013 an interview:

"The governor does not have any power to veto a referendum [on same-sex marriage] that would be a constitutional amendment."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 23, 2013

Pink Slip Rick
stated on January 17, 2013 social media posts:

Says Rick Scott’s proposal for election reform "only mandates 48 hours of early voting."

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By Katie Sanders • January 22, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on January 15, 2013 a discussion with black lawmakers:

Says a recent study shows Florida students are second in the world in fourth grade reading, behind Singapore.

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By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on January 15, 2013 a speech:

"Nearly a quarter of all adults in this state have some college credit without a degree."

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By Dave Umhoefer • January 21, 2013

College presidents
stated on December 19, 2012 in a letter:

In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.

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By Janel Davis • January 18, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on January 12, 2013 an interview:

The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill."

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By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2013

Hank Johnson
stated on January 1, 2013 a letter:

"[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!"

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By Eric Stirgus • January 14, 2013

Gwen Moore
stated on December 11, 2012 a letter to congressional leadership:

Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent."

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By Tom Kertscher • January 13, 2013

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