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U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta points to each child’s share of the national debt

By Jake Berry September 12, 2012

$50,000. That's what every child owes today because Washington politicians have run up a huge spending tab and left our kids the bill."

Jerry Patterson says Sierra Club sued him to stop Gulf drilling and lost but ‘the turtles are fine’

By Sue Owen September 12, 2012

Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."

President Obama ‘built’ nation’s $16 trillion debt, GOP Rep. Reid Ribble says

September 12, 2012

Says President Barack Obama "built this $16 trillion debt."

Congressman Leonard Lance claims the U.S. Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years

By Bill Wichert September 12, 2012

"The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."

Rob Portman says the national debt in $1 bills would cover all of Ohio

By Tom Feran September 12, 2012

"$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times."

Voter ID laws, poll tax not equivalent

By Janel Davis September 12, 2012

Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax.

Gilberto Hinojosa says if a Democrat carries Texas, California and New York for president, it’s “mathematically impossible” for a Republican to prevail nationally

By W. Gardner Selby September 12, 2012

Says that if Texas, California and New York all voted for Democratic presidential nominees, "it would be mathematically impossible for Republicans to elect a president."

Would a proposed casino in Wood Village be the country’s largest?

By Janie Har September 11, 2012

"This would be the largest casino in the United States."

Paul Ryan says Romney has always supported 2014 Afghanistan withdrawal

By Molly Moorhead September 11, 2012

Says he and Mitt Romney "always said that we agree with the 2014 deadline" for leaving Afghanistan.

Taking “In God We Trust” off coins was debunked years ago

By Louis Jacobson September 11, 2012

On new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"

Kal Penn thanks Obama for “doubling funding for the Pell Grant”

September 11, 2012

Says Obama doubled funding for the Pell Grant.

Barack Obama says, “We’ve doubled our use of renewable energy”

By Louis Jacobson September 11, 2012

"We've doubled our use of renewable energy."

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