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Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2010 in a television interview:

"When Social Security was passed, there were all kinds of lawsuits," just as there have been in the legal battle over the new health care law.

By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2010

Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in a Facebook ad:

"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine."

By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2018

Mark Herring stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter:

"Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing."

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• March 20, 2016

Corey Stewart stated on November 09, 2016 in an interview.:

Ed Gillespie "would not mention (Donald Trump’s) name unless he was condemning him."

By Sean Gorman• November 21, 2016

Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer:

Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."

By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012

Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.:

"It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."

By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2016

David Jolly stated on February 25, 2014 in a Congressional campaign debate:

Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed."

By Joshua Gillin• February 28, 2014

Mark Herring stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter:

"Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration."

By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher• March 29, 2016

Sunny Hostin stated on November 14, 2022 in a statement on "The View":

“Republicans want to raise the voting to age 28.”

By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2022

Terry McAuliffe stated on April 27, 2013 in a speech.:

"Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old."

By Nancy Madsen• May 17, 2013

Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday":

Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year."

By Lauren Carroll• March 22, 2016

Tammy Baldwin stated on August 05, 2018 in an interview:

On considering U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

By Tom Kertscher• September 13, 2018

Bob Goodlatte stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV interview.:

"It’s highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940."

By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2016

Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.:

"Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 26, 2009

Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet:

“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”

By Paul Specht• March 29, 2022

Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally for a Colorado U.S. Senate nominee:

"There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices."

By Bobby Cervantes• November 23, 2016

Viral image stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2022

Dave LaRock stated on July 09, 2022 in a speech.:

“Virginia now has the most liberal abortion laws in the world.”

By Warren Fiske• July 22, 2022

Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post:

Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent."

By Manuela Tobias• July 16, 2018

Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad:

Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."

By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2016

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