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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 24, 2010 a radio ad:
Gov. Rick Perry "spent over a million dollars on D.C. lobbyists asking for more federal money and lives in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 1, 2010
Charles Boustany
Charles Boustany
stated on February 25, 2010 a comment at the president's health care reform summit:
The CBO found that the House Republican health care plan would lower premiums by "up to about 10 percent" and, for purchasers in the individual market, "those cost savings could even be higher."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on February 23, 2010 a television advertisement:
"As bank president, Alex Sink eliminated thousands of Florida jobs while taking over $8 million in salary and bonuses."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on February 20, 2010 an interview on Fox News:
"One of the most recent polls said 75 percent of the American people have said either don't do anything or start over (on health care reform)."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 23, 2010
Margaret Gomez
Margaret Gomez
stated on February 15, 2010 a campaign flier.:
Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 22, 2010
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 17, 2010 a press release:
"$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse."
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By Robert Farley • February 19, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 17, 2010 an op-ed in 'USA Today':
"In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month."
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By Catharine Richert • February 17, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 11, 2010 a press release:
Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."
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By Robert Farley • February 12, 2010
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on February 3, 2010 an interview with Bill O'Reilly:
One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.
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By Catharine Richert • February 10, 2010
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on January 31, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 4, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 4, 2010 A TV advertisement:
  Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican retreat in Baltimore:
Obama came into office "with a $1.3 trillion deficit before I had passed any law. ... We came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • January 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 27, 2010 Associated Press' annual legislative meeting:
"I have had the challenge during this administration to suspend no less than 37 public officials in about 36 months."
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 29, 2010
Ronnie Earle
Ronnie Earle
stated on January 18, 2010 a speech:
"Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 a live-blog post during the State of the Union address:
"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 his State of the Union speech:
"At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."
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By Catharine Richert • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech:
"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate:
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 27, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.:
"The Texas Department of Transportation... misplaced a billion dollars."  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 22, 2010
Kelly O'Donnell
Kelly O'Donnell
stated on January 19, 2010 a segment on NBC's Today show:
In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2010
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