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Search results for "Amy Acton says she had to shut down outdoor county fairs because there was 'no science for it'"

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Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 24, 2026 in an ad:
In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”
By Amy Sherman• May 13, 2026
India Walton stated on September 09, 2021 in a debate:
Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 24, 2021
Laura Ingraham stated on December 08, 2020 in a TV handoff:
"You know what the biggest lie is, is that restaurants are spreaders of COVID. There's no science for that."
By Bill McCarthy• December 10, 2020
Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing :
Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas."
By Janie Har• March 16, 2013
Charlotte Lehan stated on March 29, 2011 in an opinion column:
If the Sellwood Bridge is not replaced, it will have to be shut down within eight years.
By Janie Har• May 14, 2011
Buck Sexton stated on February 08, 2021 in a blog item posted on Facebook:
The science says “open the schools, stop wearing masks outside, and everyone at low risk should start living normal lives."
By Victoria Knight• February 19, 2021
Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change:
As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air."
By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2013
Pam Bondi stated on April 28, 2010 in a speech.:
I've shut down pill mills.
By Aaron Sharockman• August 11, 2010
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2011 in an email to party supporters:
"(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are … shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them."
By James B. Nelson• September 6, 2011
Terri Bryant stated on September 21, 2021 in a radio interview:
“75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 3, 2021
Jan Patterson stated on January 20, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Her opponent: zero times a judge, zero rulings, zero experience on the bench."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 28, 2010
Loranne Ausley stated on August 12, 2010 in a web ad.:
"(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC."
By Aaron Sharockman• August 27, 2010
Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":
"When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped."
By Jon Greenberg• February 19, 2014
Lori Lightfoot stated on June 28, 2021 in remarks at a press conference:
Cook County’s criminal courts “have been shut down for 15 months.”
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 4, 2021
Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show:
"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."
By Lukas Pleva• July 6, 2010
Lupe Valdez stated on May 08, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board:
"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2018
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 06, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show':
President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department."
By Katie Sanders• March 12, 2014
Amy Kremer stated on January 03, 2013 in an interview:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
By Eric Stirgus• January 8, 2013
Viral image stated on October 09, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris said, “The American people aren’t equipped to make these decisions for themselves.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 12, 2020
James Gallagher stated on December 03, 2020 in a tweet:
“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”
By Chris Nichols• December 16, 2020

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