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Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate in New Hampshire
"There was a recent report out that the premiums for Medicare and the payroll withholdings are only paying about half the program. So it is not financially solvent."
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June 14, 2011
The Agenda Project
The Agenda Project
stated on May 17, 2011 an advertisement
The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on May 10, 2011 a Web ad
"(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere."
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May 12, 2011
David Wu
David Wu
stated on April 15, 2011 a press release
House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare
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By Charles Pope • May 6, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on March 29, 2011 a video posted to YouTube
The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath."
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By Sabrina Eaton • May 5, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on April 28, 2011 an automated political phone call
"The federal government borrows $4 billion every day."
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By Richard Salit • May 4, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2011 remarks at a campaign fundraiser
Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2011
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on April 12, 2011 an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.
Says Texas routinely gets "a lot more federal spending" than it pays in taxes.
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April 22, 2011
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
stated on April 10, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal'
To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."
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By Laura Figueroa • April 15, 2011
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on March 29, 2011 an op-ed
Says "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day.
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By Eric Stirgus • April 11, 2011
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on April 1, 2011 a press release
Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 6, 2011
Young Americans for Liberty
Young Americans for Liberty
stated on March 24, 2011 a press release
"Every taxpayer owes about $130,000 to pay off the national debt."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 29, 2011
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on February 25, 2011 a column.
The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history."
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By Sean Gorman • March 18, 2011
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on March 3, 2011 a House committee hearing
"Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohio's jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes."
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By Tom Feran • March 18, 2011
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on February 24, 2011 a column in the Washington Post
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2011
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 27, 2011 a Senate Tea Party Caucus meeting
Says President Barack Obama revealed in his State of the Union address that he "now is against earmarks."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2011
Kent Conrad
Kent Conrad
stated on January 23, 2011 "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"The American people say, don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense. That's 84 percent of the federal budget."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 27, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on December 16, 2010 a news release.
The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform.
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By Wes Hester • December 27, 2010
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on December 1, 2010 a meeting of the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission
"One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2010
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