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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 13, 2011 a house party in New Hampshire:
Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he "pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history."
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By Maryalice Gill • September 2, 2011
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on August 22, 2011 an e-mail to Democratic supporters:
"H.B. 194, the Voter Suppression Bill, invalidates a vote where a voter properly marks the ballot in support of a particular candidate, but also writes in the name of that same candidate."
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By Joe Guillen • September 2, 2011
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on August 22, 2011 a press release:
"As governor, [Mitt Romney] balanced the budget without raising taxes and created jobs."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 30, 2011
Jim Petro
Jim Petro
stated on August 11, 2011 a speech at Ohio State University:
Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars."
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By Aaron Marshall • August 30, 2011
Joseph Andriole
Joseph Andriole
stated on August 2, 2011 a TV story:
The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region."
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By Lynn Arditi • August 28, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on August 22, 2011 a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner:
Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an "at risk" designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.
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By Erin O'Neill • August 25, 2011
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 21, 2011 a comment on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour':
"Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 24, 2011
Thaddeus McCotter
Thaddeus McCotter
stated on August 16, 2011 an op-ed in the "National Review":
"When lenders foreclose on homes, they typically suffer losses that exceed 30 percent of the value of the home."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2011
Michael Schrunk
Michael Schrunk
stated on July 23, 2011 a guest column for The Oregonian:
Says "under our current sentencing laws, about 75 percent of all convicted felons in Oregon do not go to prison."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • August 23, 2011
Albert Papp Jr.
Albert Papp Jr.
stated on August 20, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show:
"Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent."
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By Bill Wichert • August 23, 2011
Florida voter
Florida voter
stated on August 17, 2011 a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
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By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2011
Bob Ryan
Bob Ryan
stated on August 15, 2011 a city council meeting:
Outside of recall elections, "there's never been a public official removed from office" in Wisconsin "for anything but malfeasance in office."
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By Tom Kertscher • August 21, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.:
There are 500 million Internet users "and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. … So you’ve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 19, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on August 3, 2011 letter to a constituent:
Says allowing the payroll tax holiday to expire would end up "costing another estimated 900,000 jobs in 2012."
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By Charles Pope • August 19, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 10, 2011 a news release:
U.S. debt is "now equal to 100 percent of the GDP."
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By Stephen Koff • August 18, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 8, 2011 a speech to a Manchester, N.H. Rotary club:
Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that "at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund was established at more than $2 billion."
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By Josh Rogers • August 16, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on August 1, 2011 a press release:
Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 15, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 11, 2011 the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa:
Says that under President John F. Kennedy, "government took up" 27 percent of the economy, and today it "consumes 37 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 11, 2011 the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa:
"We created a flat tax in the state of Utah."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on July 14, 2011 a House of Representatives floor speech:
"We’re only spending 2 percent of our GDP on our infrastructure, while China and India are spending 10 percent of their GDP reinvesting back into their country."  
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By Sabrina Eaton • August 10, 2011
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