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Search results for "The Farm Bill includes the so-called Save Our Bacon Act"

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Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview:
Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 26, 2010
Ashley Hinson stated on March 06, 2022 in a tweet:
California has instituted a "bacon ban."
By Kelsey Harrell• March 11, 2022
Donna Brazile stated on December 29, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":
"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
By Katie Sanders• January 2, 2014
Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article :
Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words."
By D.L. Davis• March 12, 2018
Tom Graves stated on March 07, 2014 in a speech:
When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.
By Eric Stirgus• March 7, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 23, 2020 in a TV aad:
The estate tax "would punish family farms and small businesses, forcing them to be sold off instead of passed on to the next generation.”
By Caleb McCullough• July 23, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.:
"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."
By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015
Heather Moore stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary:
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."  
By Mark Reynolds• December 6, 2015
Don Bacon stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate:
Says revenues "are actually up after tax reform."
By Samantha Putterman• October 25, 2018
Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."
By Lauren Carroll• September 19, 2014
Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release:
"By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 25, 2010
Greg Walden stated on November 30, 2011 in his website:
Says the federal stimulus program was ineffective because "the number of jobs has actually decreased by 18,300 through July 2011."
By Charles Pope• November 30, 2011
Bill White stated on August 09, 2010 in a TV interview.:
"The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 12, 2010
Bill White stated on August 09, 2010 in an East Texas campaign stop.:
Says Rick Perry's proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989.
By W. Gardner Selby• August 20, 2010
Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website:
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 9, 2010
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 04, 2018 in A campaign ad:
"Your family" will pay $2,500 "after Kara Eastman eliminates your tax cut."
By Stephen Koff• September 7, 2018
John Boehner stated on July 11, 2013 in a news conference:
"This is the same (farm) bill we voted on a few weeks ago, with the exception of one or two sentences."  
By Becky Bowers• July 17, 2013
Rick North stated on September 24, 2013 in an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.:
Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies."
By Ian K. Kullgren• October 11, 2013
Bill White stated on May 19, 2010 in a Facebook post:
"In three days last week, (Gov. Rick) Perry flew to five cities at taxpayers’ expense, holding press conferences, delivering $2,325,000 in checks."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2010
Rick Perry stated on March 26, 2010 in a press release:
"This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 31, 2010

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By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2018

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By Steve Contorno• April 23, 2014

Fact-checking the final U.S. Senate debate between Joni Ernst and Theresa Greenfield

By Caleb McCullough, Julia Shanahan• October 16, 2020

In Tanzania, Clinton Foundation trades on maize and beans, not name

By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2016

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By Lauren Carroll• October 14, 2014

FACTSHEET: Reducing the national debt

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 12, 2010

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