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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on March 23, 2012 a news release:
Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."
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By Peter Krouse • May 2, 2012
AARP
AARP
stated on March 26, 2012 a news release:
"Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."
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By Aaron Marshall • April 19, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio interview:
"Last year, we produced 14 percent less oil on public lands than we did the year before."
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By Stephen Koff • April 2, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 29, 2012 a House of Representatives floor speech:
Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.
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By Sabrina Eaton • March 22, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on February 15, 2012 a news release:
Says Mitt Romney supports a plan "to slowly and gradually raise the retirement age of Social Security."
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By Stephen Koff • February 22, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 18, 2012 a news release:
"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
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By Tom Feran • January 23, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on January 12, 2012 a town hall-style meeting:
"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."
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By Tom Feran • January 20, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 17, 2011 a news release:
Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years.
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By Tom Feran • January 9, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 19, 2012 a news conference:
"We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."  
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By Aaron Marshall • January 6, 2012
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on November 30, 2011 a congressional hearing:
"Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online."
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By Tom Feran • January 4, 2012
Ohio Right to Life
Ohio Right to Life
stated on December 5, 2011 a news release:
"Ohio’s Planned Parenthood operations received millions of taxpayer dollars via federal grants in 2010 and 2011."
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By Joe Guillen • December 9, 2011
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on November 13, 2011 a newspaper column:
"President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
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By Stephen Koff • December 1, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on November 11, 2011 a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing:
"We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners."
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By Peter Krouse • November 28, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 25, 2011 a speech:
"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
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By Reginald Fields • November 17, 2011
Robert Hagan
Robert Hagan
stated on November 3, 2011 an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac:
"The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it."
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By Henry J. Gomez • November 14, 2011
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on November 1, 2011 an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton:
"More than half of the people on food stamps today are children."
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By Peter Krouse • November 14, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release:
Attacks on Planned Parenthood "come at a time when the poverty rate among women is the highest in nearly two decades and 1 in 5 women under 65 don’t have access to health care."
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By Peter Krouse • November 2, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on September 14, 2011 an email to supporters:
"About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • October 21, 2011
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on October 2, 2011 a newspaper column:
"The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."
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By Henry J. Gomez • October 19, 2011
Building a Better Ohio
Building a Better Ohio
stated on September 15, 2011 a campaign commercial:
Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
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By Peter Krouse • October 17, 2011
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