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Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. William G. Batchelder stated on January 7, 2013 in a speech on the House floor: "I am now the No. 2 member of this House in terms of length of service." College presidents stated on December 19, 2012 in in a letter: In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children. Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Chris Christie stated on January 8, 2013 in State of the State address: "Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy." Tom Niehaus stated on January 3, 2013 in an online video: "Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support." Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2013 in a press conference.: Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012. Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview: The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill." Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent." Phil Gingrey stated on January 10, 2013 in a speech: U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped. Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform." Providence City Council stated on January 3, 2013 in a council resolution: "Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield." Don Gaetz stated on January 11, 2013 in an editorial board interview: "I sponsored the amendment that expanded the hours of early voting so that people who have irregular work schedules could vote." Kirk Watson stated on December 31, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman: Says in "our region," 2011 was worst drought year ever recorded. Tom Price stated on January 2, 2013 in a radio interview: The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 9, 2013 in a press release: "Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldn’t add up to enough needed to pay down our nation’s debt." Vince Megna stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92. Jim Jordan stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area. Hank Johnson stated on January 1, 2013 in a letter: "[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!" Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership: Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent." Bill Pascrell stated on December 31, 2012 in an interview on WOR-AM: Says "how much money the government is collecting from people...in terms of the gross domestic product" is "the lowest in 40, 50 years." Dawson Hodgson stated on January 3, 2013 in a radio interview: "The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island." BikePortland.org stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet. : Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 8, 2013 in a press release: Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran." Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office Chain email stated on December 21, 2012 in an email sent to PolitiFact Texas: Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.
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Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Scott Walker stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech: Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs." John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison." Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. William G. Batchelder stated on January 7, 2013 in a speech on the House floor: "I am now the No. 2 member of this House in terms of length of service." College presidents stated on December 19, 2012 in in a letter: In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children. Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Chris Christie stated on January 8, 2013 in State of the State address: "Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy." Tom Niehaus stated on January 3, 2013 in an online video: "Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support." Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2013 in a press conference.: Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012. Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview: The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill." Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent." Phil Gingrey stated on January 10, 2013 in a speech: U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped. Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform." Providence City Council stated on January 3, 2013 in a council resolution: "Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield." Don Gaetz stated on January 11, 2013 in an editorial board interview: "I sponsored the amendment that expanded the hours of early voting so that people who have irregular work schedules could vote." Kirk Watson stated on December 31, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman: Says in "our region," 2011 was worst drought year ever recorded. Tom Price stated on January 2, 2013 in a radio interview: The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 9, 2013 in a press release: "Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldn’t add up to enough needed to pay down our nation’s debt." Vince Megna stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92. Jim Jordan stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area. Hank Johnson stated on January 1, 2013 in a letter: "[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!" Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership: Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent." Bill Pascrell stated on December 31, 2012 in an interview on WOR-AM: Says "how much money the government is collecting from people...in terms of the gross domestic product" is "the lowest in 40, 50 years." Dawson Hodgson stated on January 3, 2013 in a radio interview: "The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island." BikePortland.org stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet. : Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 8, 2013 in a press release: Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran." Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office Chain email stated on December 21, 2012 in an email sent to PolitiFact Texas: Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.
Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
Scott Walker stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech: Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs."
John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
William G. Batchelder stated on January 7, 2013 in a speech on the House floor: "I am now the No. 2 member of this House in terms of length of service."
College presidents stated on December 19, 2012 in in a letter: In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.
Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."
Chris Christie stated on January 8, 2013 in State of the State address: "Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy."
Tom Niehaus stated on January 3, 2013 in an online video: "Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support."
Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2013 in a press conference.: Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012.
Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview: The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill."
Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."
Phil Gingrey stated on January 10, 2013 in a speech: U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped.
Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."
Providence City Council stated on January 3, 2013 in a council resolution: "Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."
Don Gaetz stated on January 11, 2013 in an editorial board interview: "I sponsored the amendment that expanded the hours of early voting so that people who have irregular work schedules could vote."
Kirk Watson stated on December 31, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman: Says in "our region," 2011 was worst drought year ever recorded.
Tom Price stated on January 2, 2013 in a radio interview: The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 9, 2013 in a press release: "Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldn’t add up to enough needed to pay down our nation’s debt."
Vince Megna stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.
Jim Jordan stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area.
Hank Johnson stated on January 1, 2013 in a letter: "[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!"
Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership: Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent."
Bill Pascrell stated on December 31, 2012 in an interview on WOR-AM: Says "how much money the government is collecting from people...in terms of the gross domestic product" is "the lowest in 40, 50 years."
Dawson Hodgson stated on January 3, 2013 in a radio interview: "The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island."
BikePortland.org stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet. : Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 8, 2013 in a press release: Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office
Chain email stated on December 21, 2012 in an email sent to PolitiFact Texas: Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.
