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60 Plus Association
stated on November 7, 2011 a television commercial

An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs."

By Sabrina Eaton • November 25, 2011

Josh Mandel
stated on November 14, 2011 a radio interview

Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is "out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemen’s cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places."

By Henry J. Gomez • November 18, 2011

John Kasich
stated on October 31, 2011 a campaign speech

"They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles."

By Joe Guillen • November 3, 2011

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages

Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Charles Pope, Tom Feran • September 6, 2011

Ohio Democratic Party
stated on July 25, 2011 a news release

Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel "supports allowing the United States to default on its obligations."

By Tom Feran • July 28, 2011

William G. Batchelder
stated on May 29, 2011 an appearance on the Ohio News Network

Says the Ohio Consumers’ Council office employs 74 lawyers and that the funding them is wasteful duplication.

By Joe Guillen • June 7, 2011

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on June 1, 2011 an e-mail news release

Says that PolitiFact Ohio confirms that Betty Sutton "maxed out federal debt"

By Stephen Koff • June 1, 2011

Jon Husted
stated on April 7, 2011 remarks to the Ohio League of Women Voters

Says that while his plan would narrow the time for early voting, "it still will be one of the most aggressive early voting time frames in America."

By Aaron Marshall • May 2, 2011

Tim Ryan
stated on March 16, 2011 a House committee hearing

"A report in Navy Times said that 7.3 percent of Army, Navy and Marines have thought about attempting suicide."

By Sabrina Eaton • April 8, 2011

John Boehner
stated on March 14, 2011 video

Says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adopted last year contains "a series of slush funds, set up to stay on the books automatically, with little or no oversight."

By Sabrina Eaton • March 31, 2011

Jay Hottinger
stated on February 9, 2011 a radio interview

Says Wendy’s founder "Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax."

By Tom Feran • March 2, 2011

Tom Niehaus
stated on February 23, 2011 interviews with reporters

"Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building."

By Reginald Fields • March 1, 2011

William G. Batchelder
stated on January 4, 2011 an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM

Says getting ex-cons to successfully return to society is important "so we are not always faced constantly with recidivism, which is a big problem in the penitentiary today – in the 70 to 80 percent range."

By Mark Naymik • February 5, 2011

William G. Batchelder
stated on January 3, 2011 a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives

Says a "Canadian provincial prime minister came to Ohio for his medical treatment because of the delay in Canadian health care which would have endangered his life."

By Aaron Marshall • January 26, 2011

Glenn Beck
stated on November 22, 2010 his radio broadcast

"This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government."

By Mark Naymik • December 3, 2010

Ted Strickland
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign video

"Congressman Kasich wants to use our tax dollars to give secret bonuses to his corporate friends."

By Tom Feran • October 28, 2010

Jim Renacci
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate

Since Rep. John Boccieri’s election, "Ohio has lost 600,000 jobs" and his district’s "unemployment has doubled."

By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2010

Zack Space
stated on September 2, 2010 a letter

A bill to save teacher jobs is completely paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.

By Stephen Koff • October 1, 2010

Betty Sutton
stated on September 1, 2010 a campaign fundraising e-mail

"Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits."

By Sabrina Eaton • September 20, 2010

Rob Portman
stated on August 25, 2010 a posting on Facebook

Says a "Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working … "

By Robert Higgs • September 16, 2010

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