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Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week":

Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013

John McCain stated on July 09, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds :

Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.

By Alexander Lane• July 15, 2008

Rand Paul stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States.

By Louis Jacobson• December 8, 2015

Jon Stewart stated on October 30, 2013 in in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":

Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure."

By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2013

Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2017 in an interview with Fox's Tucker Carlson:

Says "the New York Times wrote about" Barack Obama wiretapping Donald Trump during the election.

By Lauren Carroll• March 16, 2017

Dennis Kucinich stated on February 10, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:

"What we have done with the PATRIOT Act, we've given the government enormous powers. We've given the government the right to reach deeply into people's private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order."

By James Ewinger• April 18, 2011

Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2010 in a press conference:

"Should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on Jan. 1, 2011. Every single one."

By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2010

Ed Gillespie stated on June 09, 2014 in a TV interview.:

Says Mark Warner has supported Harry Reid "down the line."

By Nancy Madsen• July 6, 2014

Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2018

Tommy Thompson stated on October 08, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin supports a "tax increase that President Obama says" would cost middle-class families $3,000 per year.

By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2012

Viral image stated on August 05, 2021 in a viral image:

Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.

By Tom Kertscher, Aaron Sharockman• August 9, 2021

Steve Chabot stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee:

We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act.

By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2021

Don Beyer stated on July 14, 2015 in an op-ed:

"Thanks to the Obama administration’s negotiations, Iran’s nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2015

Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."

By Katie Sanders• December 22, 2013

Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 30, 2014 in a House floor speech:

"We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush."

By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2014

Rush Limbaugh stated on August 15, 2014 in comments on his radio show:

When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, "MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation."

By Linda Qiu• August 20, 2014

William Barr stated on December 09, 2019 in a statement:

"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."

By Bill McCarthy• December 11, 2019

Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview:

"Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.

By Sarah Hauer• June 15, 2015

Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet:

“The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”

By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020

Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article:

"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."

By Eric Stirgus• July 8, 2013

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