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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on December 8, 2010 a newspaper interview
The impact of the 2010 federal health care legislation will be "huge" on Georgia.
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By Eric Stirgus • January 21, 2011
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
stated on January 18, 2011 comments on the House floor
Between 2000 and 2006,  "health insurance company profits quadrupled."  
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By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2011
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
stated on January 18, 2011 comments on the House floor
"Between the year 2000 and 2006, (insurance) premiums in this country doubled."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on December 31, 2010 a CNN interview
Says that before health care reform, one of every three health care dollars spent -- more than $800 billion a year -- didn't go for health care.
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By Tom Feran • January 18, 2011
Marie Ghazal
Marie Ghazal
stated on December 17, 2010 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 4, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on December 16, 2010 a news release.
The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform.
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By Wes Hester • December 27, 2010
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on November 16, 2010
Republicans "created a trillion dollar prescription drug entitlement program without paying for it." 
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By Wes Hester • December 7, 2010
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on November 12, 2010 a KLRU interview
"Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before."
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December 5, 2010
Oregon Healthy Kids
Oregon Healthy Kids
stated on November 22, 2010 a billboard
"No family earns too much to qualify" for Oregon Healthy Kids program.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • December 1, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent."
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October 28, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Rick Scott gave a deposition in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times about his dealings as head of Columbia/HCA hospital chain
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By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on September 28, 2010 a campaign commercial
Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on August 18, 2010 MSNBC's "The Ed Show."
The United States is "50th in life expectancy" in the world.
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By Lukas Pleva • August 25, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on July 19, 2010 a message on Twitter
Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax.
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August 2, 2010
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on July 15, 2010 a campaign mail piece.
Opponent Holly Benson said that "Just because you're poor doesn't mean you're unhealthy, it just means you have a lot more time to go running."
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 20, 2010
Ralph Hudgens
Ralph Hudgens
stated on June 22, 2010 a radio interview broadcast over the Internet
"The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care."
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 8, 2010
Jane Kidd
Jane Kidd
stated on June 10, 2010 an op-ed.
"Health reform eliminates co-pays, deductibles, and other costs for preventative care and provides for free annual wellness checkups starting next year."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 23, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 30, 2010 a TV ad
"Two-thirds of the top-rated hospitals in Florida were our hospitals."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 4, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 25, 2010 a news release
"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 30, 2010 an interview on NBC's Today show
"A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2010
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