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Glenn Grothman
stated on April 4, 2014 in a radio interview:

When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, "the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof."

By Tom Kertscher • April 10, 2014

Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell":

Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage."

By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2014

U.S. Census Bureau
stated on January 7, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole:

Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.

By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators:

"Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements."

By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2013

Brian Anderson
stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting:

"Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."

By Katie Sanders • April 10, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on February 12, 2013 in GOP response to Obama's State of the Union:

"I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in."

By Katie Sanders • February 14, 2013

National Association of Realtors
stated on November 9, 2012 in a web post:

A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.

By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2012

Committee to Protect Florida
stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer:

Says Jeff Brandes voted to allow state-run Citizens Property Insurance to dump policies onto "out-of-state, unregulated private companies."

By Katie Sanders • July 20, 2012

Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:

Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.

By Molly Moorhead • May 25, 2012

Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate :

Says "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics."

By Janie Har • May 5, 2012

Tom Hughes
stated on November 2, 2011 in a guest column:

Twenty percent of housing in Portland’s Pearl District is ‘affordable.’

By Janie Har • November 18, 2011

Rod Smith
stated on October 29, 2011 in speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention:

"Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth."

By Katie Sanders • November 8, 2011

Thaddeus McCotter
stated on August 16, 2011 in an op-ed in the "National Review":

"When lenders foreclose on homes, they typically suffer losses that exceed 30 percent of the value of the home."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2011

Sylvester Turner
stated on March 31, 2011 in remarks on the House floor:

"Ninety percent of Texans say they do not want the nursing homes to close. It polls higher than anything else."

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2011

Pam Bondi
stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.:

Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 2, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on February 20, 2010 in a statement on his Web site:

Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."

By Lukas Pleva • March 2, 2010

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