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Patrick Lynch
stated on November 24, 2014 in a newspaper commentary:

Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 2, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma:

Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."

By Lauren Carroll • November 20, 2014

Scott Brown
stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate:

Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."

By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2014

Shelley Moore Capito
stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad:

"The president's come out with rules that say, 'No new coal-fired power plants.' "

By Steve Contorno • August 7, 2014

Cory Gardner
stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio:

"We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built."

By Steve Contorno • July 31, 2014

Ed Gillespie
stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.:

Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.

By Nancy Madsen • June 23, 2014

Scott Brown
stated on June 10, 2014 in a press release:

Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax."

By Jim Haddadin • June 18, 2014

Rachel Maddow
stated on April 21, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show':

"Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power."

By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2014

Jeb Bush
stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks:

"There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now."

By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2014

Michael Reagan
stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com:

Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2014

Americans for Prosperity
stated on February 21, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich "is on record supporting a carbon tax, even pushing Harry Reid to make it a priority."

By Julie Kliegman • February 25, 2014

Mitch McConnell
stated on September 18, 2013 in a campaign ad:

"The president’s own advisers have said there’s a war on coal."

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2013

Roger Williams
stated on July 1, 2013:

Says Obama policies contributed to gas prices rising from $1.89 in January 2009 to $3.51 today.

By Sue Owen • July 23, 2013

Joe Barton
stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.:

Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 1, 2013

Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet:

Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"

By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013

Michael Riley
stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release:

"When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 8, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on September 11, 2012 in a speech:

"We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."

By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on September 8, 2012 in a speech in Seminole, Fla.:

"We've doubled our use of renewable energy."

By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2012

Crossroads GPS
stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad:

Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 23, 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on July 26, 2012 in a TV ad.:

Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families."

By Nancy Madsen • August 21, 2012

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