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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 24, 2016 an advertisement
"In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 26, 2016
Bill McRaven
Bill McRaven
stated on January 21, 2016 addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 12, 2016
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on April 20, 2016 a Fox Business interview
"Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt."
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By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 3, 2016 a campaign speech
"A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."
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By Chris Nichols • April 6, 2016
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on February 5, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2016
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 29, 2015 a Facebook post
"How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years."
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By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 17, 2015 a campaign rally in Houston
"We borrow a million dollars every minute."
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By Lauren Carroll • July 21, 2015
Tim Lee
Tim Lee
stated on June 30, 2015 mass email
Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.
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By Nancy Badertscher • July 14, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 2, 2015 a speech
"We've cut the deficit by two-thirds."
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July 8, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 5, 2015 a speech
Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
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June 19, 2015
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on May 29, 2015 a Facebook post
"In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!"
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By Warren Fiske • June 16, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 3, 2015 his budget speech
Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my  predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview
Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
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December 19, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record"
"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV commercial
"As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 a debate
"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014
John McCallum
John McCallum
stated on March 18, 2014 a video
"A child born in America today will inherit $1.5 million in debt the moment they're placed in their mother's arms."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2014
Daniel Harrop
Daniel Harrop
stated on December 15, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers
"We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 9, 2014
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on November 13, 2013 a campaign speech
The town of Cumberland has "its highest bond rating in history."
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By John Hill • December 13, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 20, 2013 a speech at American Enterprise Institute
"The reason we have a national debt is not because of defense spending. What is driving our long-term debt are Medicare and Social Security programs."
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By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2013
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