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Michael Steele
stated on August 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview:

The Department of Veterans Affairs has "a manual out there telling our veterans stuff like, 'Are you really of value to your community?' You know, encouraging them to commit suicide."

By Robert Farley • August 25, 2009
Michael Steele
stated on January 31, 2009 in a speech to House Republicans:

"You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state, local, or otherwise — has never created one job."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 10, 2009