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Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it." Dick Cheney stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. Brian Anderson stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: "Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida." Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." Sondy Pope stated on March 30, 2013 in in a news release: "The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers." Rick Perry stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says Obama called Medicaid "broken" four years ago. Dannel Malloy stated on April 3, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them. Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." Paul Broun stated on March 28, 2013 in a meeting: "In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero." John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview: "Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high." Nadine Smith stated on March 27, 2013 in a press release: "The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime." Ted Cruz stated on April 1, 2013 in remarks in Austin, Texas: "Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas." John Kasich stated on March 20, 2013 in an interview televised March 22 on “State of Ohio”: Says that his transportation budget and Ohio Turnpike plan "would make sure we have lower tolls than we’ve had through the history of the turnpike." B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." Bobby Scott stated on March 25, 2013 in a radio interview.: Paul Ryan’s budget "keeps the Obamacare taxes and spending cuts that paid for Obamacare, but then cuts all of the benefits." Jim Taricani stated on March 24, 2013 in a comment made on "10 News Conference.": "No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous." Scott Walker stated on March 22, 2013 in a news release: Says that even if his budget is adopted, private schools in the choice program would be getting about half the per-pupil funds that public schools receive Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net: "A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans." Susan Yoshihara stated on March 21, 2013 in testimony before a R.I. Senate committee: Assertions that it makes no difference whether children are raised by heterosexual or homosexual parents have been "shattered by the latest and best social science and research." Ron Wyden stated on April 1, 2013 in a press conference: Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 26, 2013 in in a press release: Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment." Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers. Marion Hammer stated on April 2, 2013 in a committee hearing: Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect." Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes." Fred Thompson stated on March 27, 2013 in a tweet: Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer."
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Lon Burnam stated on March 4, 2013 in a press release: Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will "send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their working poor." Michele Walsh stated on April 4, 2013 in a radio discussion: "Within the three miles surrounding the University Circle area, infant mortality exceeds some Third World countries." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet: Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit. Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it." Dick Cheney stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. Brian Anderson stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: "Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida." Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." Sondy Pope stated on March 30, 2013 in in a news release: "The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers." Rick Perry stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says Obama called Medicaid "broken" four years ago. Dannel Malloy stated on April 3, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them. Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." Paul Broun stated on March 28, 2013 in a meeting: "In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero." John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview: "Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high." Nadine Smith stated on March 27, 2013 in a press release: "The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime." Ted Cruz stated on April 1, 2013 in remarks in Austin, Texas: "Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas." John Kasich stated on March 20, 2013 in an interview televised March 22 on “State of Ohio”: Says that his transportation budget and Ohio Turnpike plan "would make sure we have lower tolls than we’ve had through the history of the turnpike." B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." Bobby Scott stated on March 25, 2013 in a radio interview.: Paul Ryan’s budget "keeps the Obamacare taxes and spending cuts that paid for Obamacare, but then cuts all of the benefits." Jim Taricani stated on March 24, 2013 in a comment made on "10 News Conference.": "No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous." Scott Walker stated on March 22, 2013 in a news release: Says that even if his budget is adopted, private schools in the choice program would be getting about half the per-pupil funds that public schools receive Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net: "A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans." Susan Yoshihara stated on March 21, 2013 in testimony before a R.I. Senate committee: Assertions that it makes no difference whether children are raised by heterosexual or homosexual parents have been "shattered by the latest and best social science and research." Ron Wyden stated on April 1, 2013 in a press conference: Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 26, 2013 in in a press release: Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment." Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers. Marion Hammer stated on April 2, 2013 in a committee hearing: Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect." Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes." Fred Thompson stated on March 27, 2013 in a tweet: Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer."
Lon Burnam stated on March 4, 2013 in a press release: Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will "send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their working poor."
Michele Walsh stated on April 4, 2013 in a radio discussion: "Within the three miles surrounding the University Circle area, infant mortality exceeds some Third World countries."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet: Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.
Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it."
Dick Cheney stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.
Brian Anderson stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: "Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."
Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
Sondy Pope stated on March 30, 2013 in in a news release: "The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers."
Rick Perry stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says Obama called Medicaid "broken" four years ago.
Dannel Malloy stated on April 3, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them.
Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."
Paul Broun stated on March 28, 2013 in a meeting: "In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero."
John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview: "Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high."
Nadine Smith stated on March 27, 2013 in a press release: "The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime."
Ted Cruz stated on April 1, 2013 in remarks in Austin, Texas: "Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas."
John Kasich stated on March 20, 2013 in an interview televised March 22 on “State of Ohio”: Says that his transportation budget and Ohio Turnpike plan "would make sure we have lower tolls than we’ve had through the history of the turnpike."
B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
Bobby Scott stated on March 25, 2013 in a radio interview.: Paul Ryan’s budget "keeps the Obamacare taxes and spending cuts that paid for Obamacare, but then cuts all of the benefits."
Jim Taricani stated on March 24, 2013 in a comment made on "10 News Conference.": "No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous."
Scott Walker stated on March 22, 2013 in a news release: Says that even if his budget is adopted, private schools in the choice program would be getting about half the per-pupil funds that public schools receive
Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net: "A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans."
Susan Yoshihara stated on March 21, 2013 in testimony before a R.I. Senate committee: Assertions that it makes no difference whether children are raised by heterosexual or homosexual parents have been "shattered by the latest and best social science and research."
Ron Wyden stated on April 1, 2013 in a press conference: Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 26, 2013 in in a press release: Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment."
Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers.
Marion Hammer stated on April 2, 2013 in a committee hearing: Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."
Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes."
Fred Thompson stated on March 27, 2013 in a tweet: Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer."
