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Steve LaTourette, a Republican, is a former member of the House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th Congressional District. He served from 1995 to 2013.

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Steve LaTourette
stated on March 17, 2013 in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”:

"Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."

By Sabrina Eaton • March 26, 2013
Steve LaTourette
stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:

"The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water."

By Sabrina Eaton • November 9, 2011
Steve LaTourette
stated on October 26, 2011 in a statement on his congressional website:

"For each $1 billion in infrastructure investment, 42,000 jobs are created."

By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2011
Steve LaTourette
stated on March 4, 2011 in a newspaper interview:

"If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, it's out of whack. The government's growing and the private economy's shrinking."

By Tom Feran • March 21, 2011
Steve LaTourette
stated on July 6, 2010 in a speech:

"Since the president became the president, we have lost 3.3 million jobs in the private sector. But you know who's done OK and who's not complaining today? The public sector. We've gained 590,000 public sector jobs."

By Stephen Koff • August 18, 2010

Bill O'Neill
stated on July 30, 2010 in in a letter:

"In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent."

By Stephen Koff • August 5, 2010

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