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American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad. :

Tim Kaine urged "$500 billion in Medicare cuts."

June 20, 2012

Robert Menendez
stated on June 8, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”:

Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money."

By Erin O'Neill • June 17, 2012

Stop Gillnetting Now
stated on May 30, 2012 in campaign press statement:

Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."

By Janie Har • June 14, 2012

We Are Wisconsin
stated on May 25, 2012 in campaign mail:

Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."

May 31, 2012

Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "cast the deciding vote on the government takeover of health care."

By Tom Feran • May 30, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says new figures he released showing Wisconsin job gains for 2011 are "the final job numbers."

May 24, 2012

stated on May 10, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."

May 17, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on May 10, 2012 in a Web ad:

Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.

By Molly Moorhead • May 14, 2012

Marco Rubio
stated on May 8, 2012 in a video statement:

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

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 11, 2012

Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate:

Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to."

By Janie Har • May 5, 2012

Eileen Brady
stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate :

Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.

By Janie Har • May 5, 2012

Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."

By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012

American Crossroads
stated on April 26, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."

By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2012

Joseph Kyrillos
stated on April 17, 2012 in a blog post on his campaign website:

"In my years in the State Legislature, I have never voted for a tax increase."

By Bill Wichert • April 29, 2012

Charlie Hales
stated on March 28, 2012 in campaign material :

Says "I worked with our Mayor and other commissioners to help save the school year when a budget crisis in Salem threatened to cut four weeks of the school year," including negotiating with teachers to work for free.

By Janie Har • April 27, 2012

American Energy Alliance
stated on March 27, 2012 in a television ad:

Gas prices have doubled because "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. And he blocked the Keystone pipeline. So we will all pay more at the pump."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 19, 2012

Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 20, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."

By Tom Feran • March 5, 2012

Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012

Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C. suburbs."

By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan:

Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.

By Molly Moorhead • February 16, 2012

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