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Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in town hall presidential debate:

"Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president."

By J.B. Wogan• October 18, 2012

Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.:

"Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."

By Sean Gorman• March 30, 2015

National Rifle Association stated on October 05, 2017 in a press release:

"The Obama administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions."

By Manuela Tobias• October 6, 2017

Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post:

Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."

By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014

Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2024 in remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.:

Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”

By Grace Abels• September 9, 2024

Rob Portman stated on May 23, 2013 in Conference call with reporters:

The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."

By Stephen Koff• May 31, 2013

Conservative Tribune stated on December 02, 2016 in a web post:

"Before Leaving, Obama Enacts Rules to Take $3,000 From EVERY American."

By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2016

Barack Obama stated on September 09, 2009 in a speech to Congress:

If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2009

Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference:

"What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'"

By Robert Farley• June 29, 2011

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad:

Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.

By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2012

Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:

Says he eliminated an EPA rule that treated spilled milk like it was oil.

By Molly Moorhead• January 25, 2012

Florida Democratic Party stated on June 17, 2019 in a press release:

The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."

By Amy Sherman• June 25, 2019

John Boehner stated on November 03, 2010 in a news conference:

Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings.

By Sabrina Eaton• November 9, 2010

Nancy Pelosi stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement:

“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”

By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2020

Ohio Coal Association stated on March 01, 2011 in testimony to a House subcommittee:

Says that President Obama said in 2008 that his proposed greenhouse gas regulations "will bankrupt" anyone who wants to build a new coal-fired power plant.

By Stephen Koff• March 14, 2011

Bloggers stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post:

Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."

By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2018

Elizabeth Warren stated on May 05, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking:

Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."

By Lauren Carroll• May 14, 2015

John Boehner stated on June 02, 2014 in a post on his website:

New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."

By Steve Contorno• June 2, 2014

Sam Olens stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech:

Says opponents of the health care law "prevailed on our two main arguments" to the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Eric Stirgus• September 1, 2012

Greg Abbott stated on December 13, 2016 in a tweet:

Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 22, 2016

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