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Search results for "House vote of 214-212"

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Marco Rubio stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"I never was in favor of shutting down the government. … (I) voted to fund the government fully."
By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2013
Marsha Blackburn stated on August 26, 2012 in an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS:
Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives "we’ve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare … for getting rid of cap and trade … for building the Keystone Pipeline."
By Bartholomew Sullivan• September 24, 2012
Steve Rothman stated on March 16, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act."
By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012
Donna Campbell stated on October 19, 2010 in an ad:
Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2010
Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview:
"I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."  
By Mica Soellner• November 25, 2019
Sierra Club stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters:
John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes."
By Shawn Zeller• March 4, 2008
Dennis Hastert stated on December 18, 2013 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle":
"There never really was a 'Hastert Rule.' "
By Jon Greenberg• December 19, 2013
Jake Tapper stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast:
The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.”
By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021
Marco Rubio stated on June 28, 2010 in a Fox News interview:
"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
By Cristina Silva• July 16, 2010
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats.
By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021
Bobby Scott stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.:
“Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”
By Warren Fiske• July 22, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Video shows the Bitcoin whitepaper “was spotted at the White House.”
By Loreben Tuquero• March 27, 2025
Americans for Job Security stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 27, 2010
Joe Scarborough stated on January 29, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter:
"More people have watched ‘Morning Joe’ than CNN and HLN 5 years in a row."
By Jon Greenberg• February 2, 2015
Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.:
A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case.
By W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014
Joe Biden stated on October 05, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami:
During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”
By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2020
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall:
"If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
By Miriam Valverde• October 13, 2016
Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet:
It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret."
By Kristen M. Clark, Amy Sherman• May 17, 2017
We Are Wisconsin stated on May 25, 2012 in campaign mail:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."
By Tom Kertscher• May 31, 2012
Nick LaLota stated on March 04, 2025 in a video message to constituents:
“On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere."
By Julie Appleby• March 25, 2025

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By Bill Adair• December 10, 2012

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By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015

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By Bill Adair• August 15, 2008

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