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“‘LOL’ stands for ‘Lucifer our Lord.’ Satanists end their prayers by saying ‘Lucifer our Lord’.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 6, 2021

Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address:

"Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall."

By Robert Farley• August 18, 2010

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2023 FEMA webinar shows the agency is prioritizing its relief efforts around LGBTQ+ people

By Grace Abels• October 11, 2024

Blanche Lincoln stated on August 19, 2010 in a TV ad:

John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security"

By Lukas Pleva• September 2, 2010

Paul Ryan stated on November 02, 2010 in an election-night interview :

"Discretionary spending went up 84 percent in the last two years"

By Dave Umhoefer• November 7, 2010

Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in the GOP response to the State of the Union address:

"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus."

By Dave Umhoefer• January 27, 2011

Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs:

In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."

By Catharine Richert• April 21, 2010

Steve Moore stated on May 26, 2011 in a column in the Wall Street Journal:

"In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest."

By Louis Jacobson• May 31, 2011

Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN:

Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 2, 2010

Marco Rubio stated on May 01, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"The only people in this town that have voted to cut Medicare spending are the people who voted in favor of Obamacare. That’s a fact."

By Laura Figueroa, Angie Drobnic Holan• May 10, 2011

Barack Obama stated on August 15, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event:

Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan "want to turn Medicare into a voucher system."

By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2012

Adam Hasner stated on June 08, 2011 in a press statement:

"Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2011

Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:

"The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• October 12, 2012

Paul Ryan stated on January 09, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

"Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2016

Nancy Pelosi stated on December 08, 2017 in a statement released by her office:

"Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."

By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2017

David Cicilline stated on April 22, 2011 in a television interview:

"We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 1, 2011

Mike Pence stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":

A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 13, 2011

Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address:

During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2014

Stephanie Cutter stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation":

Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 15, 2012

The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement:

The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country "without Medicare."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2011

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