An ad from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce attacks Alan Grayson.
Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber on Alan Grayson
The fiery liberal's "Die quickly!" taunt lives on in a new campaign ad.
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Mitt Romney
When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of ...
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On President Barack Obama’s stimulus
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On the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
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On gun policy
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On support for Ronald Reagan's policies
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On signing a no-tax pledge
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Barack Obama
After they bought GST Steel, "Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, ...
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There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."
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On abortion
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On whether humans contribute to global warming
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On support for gay marriage.
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Barack Obama
Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.
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On support for gay marriage.
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Charles Bass
"The expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts ... would be the biggest tax increase ...
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"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under ...
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National debt plus unfunded liabilities adds up to $520,000 per American household.
Promise: Create over 700,000 jobs
Update: Math starting to work against Rick Scott on his centerpiece jobs promise
Says President Obama "promised" people could keep their health plans, but "millions could lose their health care coverage and be forced into a government pool."
"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."
"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."
President Obama "promised" families making less than $250,000 a year would not see taxes go up, but "Obamacare raises 18 different taxes."
Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close."
Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.
"20 million people could lose their current coverage" … "including our senior citizens who are on Medicare."
"Seniors will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare."
"Sources show (Connie) Mack as a resident of California, living with his wife in Palm Springs."
Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
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."
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline
Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent."
"We didn’t go out asking people" to join the "stand your ground" task force.
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When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."
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