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Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2010 in a television interview:

"When Social Security was passed, there were all kinds of lawsuits," just as there have been in the legal battle over the new health care law.

By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2010

John Lewis stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column:

"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."

By Janel Davis• April 3, 2013

Josh Hawley stated on January 06, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech:

“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”

By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2021

Nikema Williams stated on June 25, 2013 in a party press release:

"Georgia is nearly 50 percent Democratic and (the Republican majority) diminished our voting strength to 32 percent through gerrymandered maps."

By Janel Davis• July 19, 2013

Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown:

"Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority."

By Catharine Richert• April 29, 2010

Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference:

"Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."

By Alex Holt• August 4, 2010

Rick Scott stated on August 01, 2014 in a press statement:

"Attorney General Eric Holder’s own Justice Department precleared the voting changes in the 2011 law" about early voting in Florida.

By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2014

Andrew Napolitano stated on July 10, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends.":

Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare."

By Jon Greenberg• July 11, 2018

Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference:

If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."

By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012

Newt Gingrich stated on July 06, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week":

Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.

By Lauren Carroll• July 8, 2014

National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad:

"Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights."

By Steve Contorno• October 1, 2014

Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2024 in remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.:

Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”

By Grace Abels• September 9, 2024

Mike Pence stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Rifle Association:

"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."

By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2023

Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."

By Grace Abels• June 30, 2022

Amy Klobuchar stated on December 05, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster."

By Louis Jacobson• December 9, 2021

Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech:

The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."

By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2014

Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal:

Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."

By Tom Kertscher• September 17, 2015

Nancy Rotering stated on February 11, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times:

"It’s now constitutional to ban [assault weapons] in Illinois. Yet, the Illinois General Assembly has failed to allow other cities to have that opportunity."

By Brett Chase• February 27, 2018

Bloggers stated on November 29, 2016 in Townhall.com :

Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.

By Jim Tharpe• December 2, 2016

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

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