PolitiFact | Dick Armey

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Dick Armey is the former Republican Leader in the House of Representatives and the current chairman of FreedomWorks, a group that advocates for lower taxes and small government.

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Dick Armey
stated on April 17, 2011 in an oped column.:

"At Texas A&M University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 4, 2011
Dick Armey
stated on January 24, 2010 in an interview with NBC:

"Right now the Tea Party polls higher than the Republicans and the Democrats."

By Catharine Richert • January 25, 2010
Dick Armey
stated on August 13, 2009 in an interview with Judy Woodruff:

"If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it."

By Catharine Richert • August 24, 2009

Rick Perry
stated on September 7, 2010 in a press release:

Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 21, 2010

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