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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 6, 2013 remarks at a Dallas synagogue
"A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.
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By Sue Owen • November 8, 2013
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
stated on September 25, 2013 a website statement
Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions
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By Dana Tims • November 8, 2013
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on October 30, 2013 in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure."
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By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a rally announcing his candidacy for governor
Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week."
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By Katie Sanders • November 4, 2013
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl
stated on November 3, 2013 a conversation on ABC's "This Week"
"Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
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By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 28, 2013 comments on her TV show
"Rand Paul’s speech ... on 'Gattaca' was totally ripped off of Wikipedia."  
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By Julie Kliegman, Steve Contorno • November 1, 2013
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
stated on November 28, 2013 a column in the "Wall Street Journal"
"Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on October 24, 2013 a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.
Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt."
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By Jim Haddadin • November 1, 2013
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on October 29, 2013 a press release
Most voters prefer zombies to the current U.S. Congress.  
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By Eric Stirgus • October 31, 2013
League of Women Voters of Florida
League of Women Voters of Florida
stated on October 10, 2013 a statement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
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By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2013
John Fleming
John Fleming
stated on October 27, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2013
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 11, 2013 as quoted in a newspaper article
A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2013
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 9, 2013 remarks from the Senate floor
"Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses."
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By Jim Haddadin • October 11, 2013
Rick North
Rick North
stated on September 24, 2013 an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.
Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 11, 2013
Chris Latvala
Chris Latvala
stated on October 9, 2013 a tweet
"Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator."
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By Katie Sanders • October 9, 2013
Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross
stated on October 7, 2013 an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
"For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2013
Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on October 2, 2013 an interview on CNN
There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.
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By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2013
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
stated on September 23, 2013 a press release
"Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on September 19, 2013 a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed
"Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."
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By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio program
"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."
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By Caryn Shinske • September 29, 2013
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