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Texas House Democratic Caucus
Texas House Democratic Caucus
stated on May 18, 2011 a press release:
"Some neighborhood schools are closing."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 2, 2011
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on May 18, 2011 a speech:
"Annual water usage in 2010 was actually down more than 18 percent from usage in 2006."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 1, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on May 23, 2011 a tweet:
"Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."  
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By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2011 a press gaggle:
Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 30, 2011
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on May 12, 2011 a Texas Tribune interview:
Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state’s 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 30, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 12, 2011 an interview on Fox News:
"We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."
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By Reginald Fields • May 30, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 26, 2011 announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.:
Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater.
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 27, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 20, 2011 a press conference:
Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal."
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By Eric Stirgus • May 27, 2011
The Agenda Project
The Agenda Project
stated on May 17, 2011 an advertisement:
The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 21, 2011 a speech announcing his presidential run:
The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over."
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By Willoughby Mariano • May 24, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 17, 2011 a press release.:
"The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on May 9, 2011 an article in Politico:
"A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400."
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By Sabrina Eaton • May 23, 2011
Michael McAuliff
Michael McAuliff
stated on May 17, 2011 website article:
"Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans."
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By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on May 5, 2011 a presidential debate:
"The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 16, 2011 a speech in Chicago:
On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise "the top rate to 44.8 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2011
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on May 4, 2011 a radio interview:
"The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor."
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By Mark Naymik • May 17, 2011
John Whitmire
John Whitmire
stated on May 3, 2011 remarks on the Senate floor:
Says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of "3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 16, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 10, 2011 a fundraising letter:
"Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage."
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By Tom Feran • May 16, 2011
Steve Ogden
Steve Ogden
stated on April 5, 2011 comments to reporters on Texas Senate floor:
Says businesses "already pay most of the taxes."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 15, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2011 a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.:
Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2011
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