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Al Cardenas stated on March 01, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe:

Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."

By Becky Bowers• March 6, 2013

Matt Gaetz stated on October 01, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2023

Bloggers stated on September 06, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says several well-known charities such as Goodwill and American Red Cross overpay their CEOs and spend a small percentage on helping people.

By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• September 17, 2019

Caleb Rowden stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement at a legislative breakfast:

"And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget."

By Austin Hough• March 12, 2017

Dick Cheney stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:

President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."

By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010

Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement:

Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.”

By Laura Schulte• July 5, 2021

Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address:

Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."

By Louis Jacobson• January 30, 2014

Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice-presidential debate:

Says the Obama administration spent taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland (and) windmills in China.

By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2012

Elizabeth Foley stated on January 02, 2018 in during a CNN panel discussion:

Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier."

By Allison Graves• January 5, 2018

Peter DeFazio stated on February 22, 2012 in an online blog:

Says only seven percent of 2009’s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bill’s total jobs.

By Janie Har• March 23, 2012

Metro stated on April 24, 2013 in voters pamphlet:

Metro on whether it could use bond money for restoration.

By Janie Har• May 4, 2013

Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.:

Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 2, 2013

Mike Prendergast stated on October 29, 2010 in a campaign mailer:

"Congresswoman Kathy Castor voted to spend $2.6 million to teach prostitutes in China to drink responsibly."

By Robert Farley• November 1, 2010

Bud Chiles stated on July 07, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website:

"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."

By Cristina Silva• July 7, 2010

Clackamas County Commission stated on August 23, 2012 in a press release:

Clackamas County Commissioners "approved a re-negotiated agreement to lower the county’s contribution to TriMet’s Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project to $19.9 million from $25 million."

By Janie Har• August 30, 2012

Harold Metts stated on March 14, 2012 in a news release:

Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education."

By Edward Fitzpatrick• March 28, 2012

Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad:

Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2012

Michele Bachmann stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2011

Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a television ad:

Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries."

By Tom Feran• August 13, 2012

Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet:

The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000."

By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2018

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