Statements about Message Machine 2012
"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."
"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."
Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close."
"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."
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
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."
Says Sen. Bill Nelson voted to spend "$144,541 to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine."
"91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.
"Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control" in Massachusetts, "hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets."
Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
"While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions."
Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."
Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy."
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