Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson was initially elected to Congress in 2008, then defeated for re-election in 2010. He was elected again to Congress from a different district in 2012. He lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016.

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Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board:

Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."

By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on June 12, 2016 an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting:

The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 14, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview with CBS4:

Says Patrick Murphy "switched his vote on All Aboard Florida ... because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful."

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on May 11, 2016 a fundraising email:

Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee.

By Joshua Gillin • May 16, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate:

"There's only three countries in the entire world where there's no paid vacation by law, we happen to be one of them."

By Joshua Gillin • May 3, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate:

Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season."

By Joshua Gillin • April 28, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on April 5, 2016 a Tampa Bay Times interview:

In every ethics case that has resulted in a formal sanction, "there's been an investigative subcommittee that's been established first."

By Joshua Gillin • April 13, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on November 25, 2015 an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News:

"Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."

By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2015

Alan Grayson
stated on August 12, 2015 a press release:

Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."

By Joshua Gillin • August 18, 2015

Alan Grayson
stated on July 9, 2015 an announcement video:

"In the past two years in Congress, I’ve written more bills, passed more amendments on the floor of the House and enacted more of my bills into law than any other member of the House."

By Amy Sherman • July 14, 2015

Alan Grayson
stated on April 16, 2015 an interview with Democracy Now:

"I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200."

By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2015

Alan Grayson
stated on October 26, 2013 a speech to the Florida Democratic Party:

"This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."

By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2013

Alan Grayson
stated on September 7, 2013 an interview with the "Washington Post":

In the event of a U.S. strike on Syria, "the Russians will replace the weapons immediately. They’ve said it on the record. They’ve suggested they might even replace it with better stuff."

By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2013

Alan Grayson
stated on May 21, 2013 a news release:

A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.

By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2013

Alan Grayson
stated on November 24, 2012 a Huffington Post column:

Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.

By Katie Sanders • December 6, 2012

Alan Grayson
stated on August 6, 2012 a campaign mailer:

Says Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the "Quiñones Plan" because it was "taxation without representation on a large scale."

By Katie Sanders • August 6, 2012

Alan Grayson
stated on October 7, 2011 appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011:

Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home.

By Katie Sanders • October 24, 2011

Alan Grayson
stated on October 10, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth."

By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2011

Alan Grayson
stated on September 1, 2011 an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars:

"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."

By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2011

Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.:

Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.

By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 21, 2012 TV commercial:

"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."

By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 8, 2012 attack ad for TV:

"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."

By Katie Sanders • May 18, 2012

Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 26, 2010 a press release:

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson "compared a former vice president to a vampire ... and compared America's health care system to the Holocaust."

By Aaron Sharockman • March 2, 2010