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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 a Republican presidential debate
If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.
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By Louis Jacobson, Willoughby Mariano • June 14, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on May 23, 2011 a speech to announce his presidential candidacy
"For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually did it."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2011
Amy Kremer
Amy Kremer
stated on May 17, 2011 an interview on "The Colbert Report"
"We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2011
American Beverage Association
American Beverage Association
stated on May 11, 2011 a placard
"The new beverage tax will increase the cost of sodas, juice drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and flavored water up to 50%."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 18, 2011
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on April 15, 2011 a press release.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "lines the pockets of the private insurance companies," increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.
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By Jacob Geiger • April 30, 2011
Colleen Conley
Colleen Conley
stated on April 13, 2011 a radio interview
"We are the most generous in New England and New England is known for its generosity toward its welfare recipients."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 24, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 6, 2011 a radio interview
General Electric "hasn't really created any jobs in this country, doesn't  pay any taxes, and they're making historic profits."
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By Stephen Koff • April 20, 2011
Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes
stated on April 15, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"
According to David Cay Johnston, "the average American pays about 22 percent of their income to federal taxes. The richest 400 Americans … pay about 16 percent of their income to federal taxes."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 14, 2011 a fundraising e-mail
"Americans will pay more in taxes in 2011 than they will spend on groceries, clothing and shelter combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on April 5, 2011 an e-mail.
Tim Kaine proposed "over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governor’s mansion until the time he left."
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By Jacob Geiger • April 16, 2011
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on March 30, 2011 an interview
"When we lower tax rates, we generate more in revenues. That happened in '86 with the Reagan plan, happened in 2001, following the Bush plan."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2011
James Cenerini
James Cenerini
stated on March 24, 2011 testimony before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee
When you compare our state pension system "to other systems throughout the country, our benefits are not gold-plated. They are not rich. They are actually average or below average."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 1, 2011 a news release
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill 'didn't do enough' to lower taxes."
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By Tom Feran • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech
Bing Energy said it decided to move to Florida because of Gov. Rick Scott’s "plan to eliminate the corporate tax."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 9, 2011
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on March 1, 2011 an appearance on Fox News.
The health care bill has "six years of costs against 10 years of tax revenue."
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By Jacob Geiger • March 7, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on February 11, 2011 an interview
The United States is "the only developed country in the world that has not cut its corporate tax rate."
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By Eric Stirgus • February 15, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on January 25, 2011 a rebuttal to the State of the Union address
The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2011
Robert Flanders
Robert Flanders
stated on December 17, 2010 an economic forum
"Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 16, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on January 6, 2011 a statement.
The health care reform law "offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases."
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By Wes Hester • January 15, 2011
Mary Olson
Mary Olson
stated on December 8, 2010 in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing
Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities."
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By Janie Har • December 31, 2010
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