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Markel Hutchins
stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview:

There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.

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By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2013

Lee Leffingwell
stated on February 5, 2013:

Says Austin trains are "full" at rush hour and "packed" for special events.

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By Sue Owen • February 9, 2013

Zoe Lofgren
stated on February 5, 2013 in a House hearing on immigration:

"With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens."

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By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2013

Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial:

Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures."

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By Sue Owen • February 8, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 3, 2013 in a guest commentary:

"When total Sandy spending is added up, it's more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And it's more than twice the annual budget of the U.S. Energy Department."

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By Jake Berry • February 8, 2013

Joyce Beatty
stated on January 14, 2013 in a floor speech in the House of Representatives:

Says each year approximately 30,000 people in the United States die as a result of gunfire, and about 80,000 people are wounded.

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By Sabrina Eaton • February 8, 2013

Janet Freedman
stated on January 13, 2013 in an interview on 10 News Conference:

Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen "maybe about 10 inches since that time."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2013

Chris Redfern
stated on January 23, 2013 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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

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