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Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast:

Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease."

By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2010

John Lee stated on May 17, 2011 in May 17 election voters pamphlet:

The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by The Oregonian.

By Janie Har• May 7, 2011

Bill Clinton stated on June 02, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:

"It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt."

By Bill Wichert• June 8, 2012

Mike Parson stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR:

"We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees."

By Magdaline Duncan• March 22, 2019

Viral image stated on June 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Dr. Ben Carson promoting an erectile dysfunction treatment.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2024

Viral image stated on August 05, 2016 in a viral image:

In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout.

By Allison Graves• August 9, 2016

Jimmy Carter stated on June 28, 2013 in women's conference session:

Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.

By Janel Davis• July 9, 2013

Vicki Martin stated on May 12, 2016 in a presentation at a panel discussion:

Only 50 percent of students from Milwaukee public high schools "go on to a two-or four-year college."

By Sarah Hauer• May 27, 2016

Scott DesJarlais stated on September 02, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro:

Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century."

By Richard Locker• September 17, 2012

Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview:

“In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.”

By Vanessa Swales• January 7, 2022

Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.:

The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent."

By Linda Qiu• November 12, 2015

Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair:

"Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri."

By Allison Graves• September 29, 2015

Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages:

Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Charles Pope• August 29, 2011

Chris Christie stated on May 20, 2011 in a speech at Princeton University:

Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

By Bill Wichert• June 17, 2011

Barack Obama stated on November 07, 2010 in a "60 Minutes" interview:

"One of the interesting things about the Recovery Act was most of the projects came in under budget, faster than expected, because there's just not a lot of work there."

By Robert Farley, Michael Grabell• November 10, 2010

James Fishback stated on March 11, 2026 in a speech:

"Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide.

By Samantha Putterman• March 23, 2026

Donna Campbell stated on May 22, 2019 in the Texas Senate:

"A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC."

By Taylor Goldenstein• July 15, 2019

Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in on web pages.:

Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.

By Charles Pope, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2011

Organizing for America stated on December 06, 2010 in a press release.:

"An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 10, 2010

Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2021 in on social media:

“70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2021

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