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Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 23, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
Under current policies, "we're going to reduce the overall debt of the United States by $3 trillion over the next 10 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2014
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on February 19, 2014 a television ad:
"Mitch McConnell voted with Harry Reid to infringe on our gun rights."
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By Steve Contorno • February 24, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on February 19, 2014 posts on Twitter.:
A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 19, 2014
Jonathan Boucher
Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary:
"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2014 a photo-quotation posted to Facebook:
Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."
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By Sue Owen • February 12, 2014
Steve Stockman
Steve Stockman
stated on January 31, 2014 a campaign email blast:
John Cornyn "voted twice in 2013 to back Obama’s amnesty plan."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 2, 2014 a chain email forwarded by readers:
Says President Barack Obama has issued upwards of 1,000 executive orders, more than any modern president.
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By Steve Contorno • February 6, 2014
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on February 2, 2014 an interview on "Fox & Friends Weekend":
A friend’s sister "died from Obamacare" because Blue Shield "completely just pulled out of California."
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By Katie Sanders • February 5, 2014
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 10, 2014 an online commentary:
"25% of human trafficking victims are located in Texas."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2014
Justin Barasky
Justin Barasky
stated on January 15, 2014 a DSCC news release:
Monica Wehby and Jason Conger are "causing devastating consequences" for nearly 23,000 Oregonians looking for work.
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By Dana Tims • January 28, 2014
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on January 23, 2014 an interview on Fox News:
"Forty years ago, hardly anybody in the country had health insurance."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 10, 2014 a speech:
"The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 20, 2014
David Cullen
David Cullen
stated on January 1, 2014 a constituent newsletter:
Action by the Milwaukee County Board will "provide the County Executive with the same level of security as the Governor and the Mayor of Milwaukee while saving taxpayers $300,000."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 19, 2014
Andrea Tantaros
Andrea Tantaros
stated on January 15, 2014 comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five":
During the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War, "some guy in Boston got his head blown off because he tried to secretly raise the tax on tea."
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 16, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 7, 2014 an interview:
Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2014
Bill Post
Bill Post
stated on January 9, 2014 a tweet by Post:
Oregon Rep. Tina Kotek, D-Portland, has "never held a job nor run a business"
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By Dana Tims • January 15, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 6, 2014 comments on his radio show:
Says the media created the term "polar vortex" and the cold air proves "the ice isn’t melting."
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By Katie Sanders • January 8, 2014
For Our Daughters RI
For Our Daughters RI
stated on January 2, 2014 an online petition:
"Earlier this year, [John DePetro] was accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 5, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 23, 2013 blog posts:
"Obamacare Medical Codes Confirm: Execution by Beheading To Be Implemented in America."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 2, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 2, 2013 response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy:
"The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."
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By Caryn Shinske • December 22, 2013
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