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Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad:

Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."

By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2012

Make Us Great Again stated on December 21, 2011 in a video ad:

Says Newt Gingrich aligned with Nancy Pelosi on global warming.

By Molly Moorhead• December 23, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on May 11, 2011 in a presidential campaign announcement video:

"For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson, Eric Stirgus• May 12, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

"I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson• December 16, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview:

Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal."

By Eric Stirgus• November 29, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on April 24, 2009 in a news interview:

On torture.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 28, 2009

Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad:

Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2012

David Axelrod stated on December 05, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown":

Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.

By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2011 in a television interview:

Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has "exactly the same" challenges as Ronald Reagan’s successful 1980 bid.

By Willoughby Mariano• July 8, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on May 11, 2011 in a campaign video:

During his time as House speaker, "unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent)."

By Louis Jacobson, Eric Stirgus• May 12, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:

"We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets."

By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2012

Newt Gingrich stated on November 09, 2011 in a written opening statement for a debate:

Under President Barack Obama, "more Americans are in poverty ... than at any time since the Census Bureau began keeping records on it over 50 years ago."

By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2011

Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a video ad:

Newt Gingrich "teamed with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore on global warming."

By Molly Moorhead• December 21, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview:

Says he was "exonerated in every single case" in 1990s ethics violations charges.

By Willoughby Mariano• February 20, 2012

Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad:

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."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 12, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican debate in Tampa:

Says Newt Gingrich’s contract was with "the lobbyists at Freddie Mac."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 24, 2012

David Brooks stated on December 09, 2011 in a column in the New York Times:

Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability.

By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly:

In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."

By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2016

Various media reports 2 stated on November 10, 2016 in news media reports:

Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.

By Ariella Phillips, Jim Tharpe• November 16, 2016

Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.:

"When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."

By Katie Sanders• January 24, 2012

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