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Did Jeff Reardon cut school programs and vote to raise school lunch prices?

By Janie Har May 11, 2012

Says Jeff Reardon cut elementary school music classes, art instruction, teaching positions, basketball and volleyball programs, and he voted to raise school lunch prices. 

Do we really spend a third of health care dollars on billing and bureaucracy?

By Ian K. Kullgren May 11, 2012

Says "One-third of our healthcare dollars go to wasteful insurance billing and bureaucracy."

President Barack Obama’s shifting stance on gay marriage

By Becky Bowers May 11, 2012

On support for gay marriage.

Marco Rubio said Democrats want to raises taxes on small businesses to pay for student loans

By Angie Drobnic Holan May 11, 2012

Democrats plan to keep student loan interest rates low  "by raising taxes on small businesses, very small businesses … the kinds of small businesses that…

Charlie Bass says expiration of Bush tax cuts would be highest tax increase in history

By Jake Berry May 11, 2012

"The expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts ... would be the biggest tax increase in the history of the country, about $4.6 trillion over 10…

In Wisconsin recall, Gov. Scott Walker says opponent Tom Barrett campaigning to raise taxes

May 11, 2012

Says Democratic recall opponent Tom Barrett is campaigning on "lifting property tax" limits.

Frank Lautenberg claims the national health care reform “put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren’t there before”

By Bill Wichert May 11, 2012

"Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before."

Dominic Chavez says Austin “tax burden” up more than 40 percent, family income up more than 20 percent since 2000

By Sue Owen May 11, 2012

Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.

Tim Kaine says pre-kinderdarten program expanded 40 percent when he was governor

May 11, 2012

Says when he was governor, "we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent."

Immigration bill cost Georgia farmers ‘close to’ $400 million, labor leader says

By Chris Joyner May 11, 2012

Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year.

Betty Sutton says Jim Renacci has voted repeatedly to end Medicare

By Tom Feran May 11, 2012

Jim Renacci "voted repeatedly to end Medicare."

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