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Matthew Charles Cardinale
Matthew Charles Cardinale
stated on September 13, 2015 an opinion piece in the Saporta Report
Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.
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By April Hunt • September 25, 2015
Jason Rae
Jason Rae
stated on April 21, 2015 an interview
Wisconsin's non-discrimination law "doesn't protect members of the trans-gender community."  
True
May 8, 2015
Ellen Rosenblum
Ellen Rosenblum
stated on August 3, 2013 an opinion article
Says "nearly 29,000 Oregonians — almost 5 percent of all homeowners — are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • August 9, 2013
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 26, 2013 a fundraising email
"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
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By Tom Feran • April 2, 2013
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on November 27, 2012 a speech on the House floor
"Fourteen million Americans' mortgages are greater than the value of their homes."
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By Tom Feran • December 14, 2012
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on October 19, 2011 a press release
"The average homeowner spends more than $2,000 each year on energy costs – more than on either real estate taxes or homeowners insurance."
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By Willoughby Mariano • November 7, 2011
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on October 24, 2011 an opinion column
"The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values."
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By Henry J. Gomez • November 1, 2011
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 6, 2011 a speech in Lower Manhattan
"Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."
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By Bill Wichert • September 11, 2011
Gary Schaer
Gary Schaer
stated on August 17, 2011 a press release
"Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants."
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By Bill Wichert • August 21, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 16, 2011 a Tallahassee press conference
"Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state."
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By Katie Sanders • June 21, 2011
Barney Simms
Barney Simms
stated on June 29, 2010 a letter
"Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on May 13, 2010 an e-mail press release
Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything."
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By Trenton Daniel • May 13, 2010
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on May 8, 2009 a Web ad
Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 12, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 16, 2008 Golden, Colo.
John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 16, 2008
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