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VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on May 26, 2010 a TV ad
The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half."
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June 3, 2010
Heather Beaven
Heather Beaven
stated on May 12, 2010 an e-mail to supporters.
John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 18, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on April 29, 2010 an interview on CNN.
"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 30, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on February 28, 2010 an interview on Newsmax TV
"If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."
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By Lukas Pleva • April 6, 2010
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on March 30, 2010 a statement on his campaign Web site.
"Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 31, 2010
America's Natural Gas Alliance
America's Natural Gas Alliance
stated on November 18, 2009 a television ad
The United States has a supply of "more than 100 years of natural gas."
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By Catharine Richert • November 18, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 her book "Going Rogue"
A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • November 17, 2009
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 11, 2009 during a U.S. Senate debate
"The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."
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By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on July 17, 2009 the House Republicans' Web site
"The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so."
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By Catharine Richert • July 22, 2009
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on June 28, 2009 interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
"If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent."
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By Catharine Richert • July 2, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 6, 2008 a radio address
"I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history."
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By Alexander Lane • September 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 4, 2008
"Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power."
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September 4, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 29, 2008 an interview on CNBC
Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • September 1, 2008
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on August 26, 2008 Denver
The U.S. energy policy is to "borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 6, 2008 a TV ad.
Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.
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By Bill Adair • July 7, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 Houston, Texas
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2008 a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."
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By Alexander Lane • May 21, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2008 an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.
"If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • May 5, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 15, 2008 a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.
"Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil."
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By Bill Adair • April 17, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 19, 2007 a speech in Knoxville, Iowa
"Average families are spending roughly $2,000 more a year on energy costs. ... It's like a $2,000 energy tax in just the last seven years, more than three times what the typical American family received from the Bush tax cuts."
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By Asjylyn Loder • January 2, 2008
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