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Search results for "A part of M-119 tunnel of trees in far northwestern lower Michigan has washed out"

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Loretta Weinberg stated on November 14, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program:
"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."
By Caryn Shinske• December 8, 2013
Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent."
By Linda Qiu• January 3, 2016
Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping:
"Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan."
By Lee Bergquist• September 3, 2010
Viral image stated on May 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A bike a boy chained to a tree in Washington state in 1914 is now a fallen soldier memorial.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 19, 2019
Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue:
"Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one.
By Louis Jacobson• November 17, 2009
Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change.
By Noah Y. Kim• September 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.:
“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”
By Madison Czopek• August 15, 2023
Ann Hudspeth stated on April 26, 2017 in A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman:
"Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 2, 2017
FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2021
Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 04, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2022
Paul Sperry stated on January 13, 2018 in a commentary:
Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling.
By W. Gardner Selby• January 22, 2018
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 06, 2021 in Panel discussion:
“Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
By Laura Schulte• November 30, 2021
Donald Trump stated on October 18, 2017 in a tweet:
Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare."
By Jon Greenberg• October 23, 2017
Raymond LaHood stated on March 02, 2011 in a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.:
"Thirty-five states have accepted high-speed intercity rail money."
By Aaron Sharockman• March 4, 2011
Mike Rogers stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate:
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
By Caleb McCullough• October 18, 2024
Citizens Against Government Waste stated on August 31, 2022 in a Facebook ad:
“More than half of the $739 billion tax increase (in the Inflation Reduction Act) will go to wasteful Green New Deal programs like tree equity, 'clean' garbage trucks, and studying cow farts."
By Jessica Riley, Sierra Worden• October 25, 2022
Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet:
January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2022
Herschel Walker stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet:
Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”
By Tori Gantz, Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2022
Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech:
Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes."
By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2013
Greg Abbott stated on November 09, 2011 in a tweet:
"Obama has (a) new Christmas tree tax."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Janie Har, Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2011

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