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Leonard Lance

Leonard Lance

Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman representing New Jersey's 7th district.

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Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign statement
Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities.
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By Stephen Koff • September 21, 2018
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 a press release
"The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 2, 2013
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 a news release about tax reform
"The United States currently has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • April 25, 2013
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on October 11, 2012 a debate
Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."
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By Bill Wichert • October 21, 2012
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on September 5, 2012 an interview on NJToday
"The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."
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By Bill Wichert • September 12, 2012
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on November 16, 2011 a speech on the House floor
"When the national debt reaches $15 trillion, it means that U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 99.7 percent of our debt and this is $47,900 for every living American."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 21, 2011
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on July 17, 2011 a column
"Recently we have seen our government debt grow by $3.4 trillion during the first 29 months of the Obama administration -- the equivalent of about $4 billion per day."
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By Erin O'Neill • July 28, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About Leonard Lance

Upendra Chivukula
Upendra Chivukula
stated on August 5, 2012 an interview posted on BlueJersey.com
"One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks."
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By Erin O'Neill • August 9, 2012
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