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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"On my first day in office, I ordered a review of every regulation in the pipeline and every contract exceeding $1 million."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program
Wisconsin state and local government workers pay "$500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000" per year in union dues.
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By Tom Kertscher • March 8, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a New York Times column
Texas "ranks third in teen pregnancies... and it is No. 1 in repeat teen pregnancies."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 7, 2011
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on March 2, 2011 a television ad
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on February 24, 2011 a column in the Washington Post
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 2, 2011 an interview with Fox News.
Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2011
Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on February 19, 2011 a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
"We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row."
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By Jacob Geiger • March 2, 2011
Liberal Blogger
Liberal Blogger
stated on February 23, 2011 a blog post
Under a proposed Georgia law, "women who miscarry could become felons."  
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By Willoughby Mariano • March 2, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 24, 2011 on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
"The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2011
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on February 15, 2011 a committee hearing
An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.
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By Willoughby Mariano • February 28, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on February 19, 2011 a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
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By Sean Gorman • February 26, 2011
Mark Hass
Mark Hass
stated on February 8, 2011 a legislative hearing
"Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • February 26, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 21, 2011 a news conference
If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years.
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By Tom Kertscher • February 25, 2011
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on February 13, 2011 a speech
The richest 400 taxpayers are taxed at a lower rate than a $29,000-a-year worker
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 25, 2011
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on February 14, 2011 a tweet on Twitter
"FACT: the ‘special assistant’ in @johnkasich's office makes over three times more than an average #OH firefighter"
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By Mark Naymik • February 24, 2011
Bill Posey
Bill Posey
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.
"The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..."
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By Laura Figueroa • February 23, 2011
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on February 20, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
"The (Wisconsin) governor has proposed tax giveaways to corporations."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 22, 2011
Florida Department of Corrections worker
Florida Department of Corrections worker
stated on February 21, 2011 a question to Gov. Rick Scott.
"State employees haven't received a raise in five or six years."
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 22, 2011
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
stated on February 14, 2011 an op-ed
Sunday liquor sales could generate $3.4 million to $4.8 million a year in additional sales tax revenue for Georgia.
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By Eric Stirgus • February 22, 2011
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