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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 a press conference
"Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 a press conference
"For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed."
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March 15, 2011
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on September 20, 2010 a TV ad
Rick Boucher "helped write" the cap-and-trade bill
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By Wes Hester • October 28, 2010
Hank Gilbert
Hank Gilbert
stated on September 12, 2010 a campaign video.
Says gas pumps in different parts of Texas are missing state inspection stickers and/or their inspections are out of date--and that's cheating consumers.
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2010
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch
stated on June 20, 2010 an appearance on Newsmakers
"Deepwater's own testimony . . . is they said they'll create six jobs."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 17, 2010
David Porter
David Porter
stated on July 28, 2010 a press release.
Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2010
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on September 2, 2010 a television commercial
Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
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By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on June 23, 2010 a campaign ad
"I can put 10,000 people to work. Electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers -- by retrofitting all of the state buildings for energy independence or efficiency."
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By Eric Stirgus • September 10, 2010
Stephen Kretzmann
Stephen Kretzmann
stated on August 17, 2010 a website
Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence."
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By Eric Stirgus • September 7, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 10, 2009 a speech at a tea party rally in Oshkosh
"Both the state and federal governments make more per gallon in gas taxes than the oil companies make themselves for doing all the work."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 3, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign speech
"In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
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By Reginald Fields • July 30, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 an editorial board meeting
"I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States."
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By Trenton Daniel • July 23, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on July 11, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
"We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015."
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July 15, 2010
Florida Conservation Alliance
Florida Conservation Alliance
stated on June 19, 2010 a television commercial
"Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on June 11, 2010 a TV commercial
"Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
stated on June 7, 2010
"In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 24, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a debate
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 20, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
"If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship."
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June 23, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 15, 2010 an address from the Oval Office
"I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling."
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June 16, 2010
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on June 15, 2010 a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee
"Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2010
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