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Wayne Powell
stated on August 21, 2012 in website posting.:

"This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress."

By Nancy Madsen • August 27, 2012

Workers' Voice
stated on June 19, 2012 in an online ad:

Says Josh Mandel’s campaign is under FBI investigation

By Stephen Koff, Sabrina Eaton • June 26, 2012

Jim Renacci
stated on June 14, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:

"My opponent, in 2008, had contributions investigated by the federal government."

By Sabrina Eaton • June 22, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 in a news release:

"Congressman Renacci is under FBI investigation."

By Sabrina Eaton • June 21, 2012

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech:

"The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."

By Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2012

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 31, 2012 in a press release:

Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2012

Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech:

Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.

By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2011

Josh Mandel
stated on September 1, 2011 in a television interview:

"The majority last quarter of Sherrod Brown's campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio."

By Stephen Koff • September 15, 2011

Reince Priebus
stated on August 18, 2011 in a television interview:

Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.

By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2011

Michele Bachmann
stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:

"My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm."

By Robert Farley • July 1, 2011

Republican National Committee
stated on February 24, 2011 in a political advertisement:

"2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2011

Joe Wilkinson
stated on January 20, 2011 in a newspaper article:

A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws.

By Eric Stirgus • January 25, 2011

Jane Kidd
stated on December 7, 2010 in press release:

"[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund."

By Jim Tharpe • December 15, 2010

Michael Steele
stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it."

By Robert Farley • October 26, 2010

Ron Klein
stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail:

"West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."

By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2010

Alan Grayson
stated on April 26, 2010 in an email:

The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives."

By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood :

"The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 22, 2010

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