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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 18, 2012 in a news release:
"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
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By Tom Feran • January 23, 2012
James Florio
James Florio
stated on December 14, 2011 in a guest column in The Star-Ledger:
"Many types of fish and shellfish from waters across the state are labeled unsafe to eat." 
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By Caryn Shinske • January 20, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on January 12, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:
"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."
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By Tom Feran • January 20, 2012
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on January 4, 2012 in a billboard ad:
"Mayor Barrett saved Milwaukee $25 million, thanks to Gov. Walker’s reforms."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 15, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on January 9, 2012 in a news conference:
"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."
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By Erin O'Neill • January 15, 2012
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate:
The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is a bipartisan proposal.
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By Janie Har • January 14, 2012
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on December 13, 2011 in an opinion column.:
Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID.
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By Sue Owen • January 14, 2012
Stacey Campfield
Stacey Campfield
stated on December 21, 2011 in interview with Knoxville News Sentinel's Tom Humphrey.:
Says a drug test can be performed for "just $4 or $5."
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By Steve Ahillen • January 13, 2012
Kriner Cash
Kriner Cash
stated on November 3, 2011 in a presentation to Shelby County's schools merger Transition Planning Commission:
The education tax burden for Shelby County -- and Tennessee -- is "one of the lowest in the country."
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By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012
Winning Our Future
Winning Our Future
stated on January 12, 2012 in the video "When Mitt Romney Came to Town":
Mitt Romney is "tearing down his 3,000-square-foot house to build an 11,000-square-foot house."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2012
Einer Elhauge
Einer Elhauge
stated on January 5, 2012 in a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine:
"In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 13, 2012
Reed Gusciora
Reed Gusciora
stated on January 9, 2012 in a news release:
"Opinion polls show that the majority of Americans, and the majority of New Jerseyans, favor marriage equality for same sex couples."
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By Bill Wichert • January 12, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 in State of the State address:
Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.
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By Katie Sanders • January 11, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address:
"In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation."
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By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 17, 2011 in a news release:
Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years.
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By Tom Feran • January 9, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.:
The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited.
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By Maryalice Gill • January 8, 2012
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’:
Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.
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By Sue Owen • January 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 28, 2011 in an editorial board meeting with an Iowa newspaper:
"Our income, our GDP per capita, is almost 50 percent higher than (it is for) the average European."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 6, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida:
Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.
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By Matt Clary • January 6, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference:
"We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."  
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By Aaron Marshall • January 6, 2012
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