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Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention:
Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 6, 2014
Todd Staples stated on May 25, 2010 in a campaign Web post:
Says EPA regulation of greenhouse gases will endanger 575 Texas dairy facilities, 58 swine operations, 1,300 corn farms and 28,000 beef cattle operations.
By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2010
Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.:
Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 1, 2013
Nancy Pelosi stated on October 05, 2009 in an interview on the Charlie Rose Show:
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
By Catharine Richert• October 8, 2009
Glenn Grothman stated on February 03, 2022 in Twitter:
"The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
By D.L. Davis• March 11, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency stated on June 13, 2018 in a statement to Bloomberg:
"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."
By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2018
Ohio Coal Association stated on March 01, 2011 in testimony to a House subcommittee:
Says that President Obama said in 2008 that his proposed greenhouse gas regulations "will bankrupt" anyone who wants to build a new coal-fired power plant.
By Stephen Koff• March 14, 2011
Tim Pawlenty stated on June 24, 2009 in a letter to the Minnesota delegation in Washington:
On a cap-and-trade plan.
By Catharine Richert• September 24, 2009
Allen West stated on October 21, 2011 in a TV interview:
The EPA "wants to hire 230,000 new government regulators that will cost the taxpayer $21 billion."
By Amy Sherman• November 7, 2011
Chris Sununu stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview on New Hampshire Public Radio:
California and New York are "the two biggest polluting states in the country."
By Nick Reid• July 28, 2017
Morgan Griffith stated on February 11, 2019 in a newsletter.:
"Our country has succeeded in reducing greenhouse emissions in previous years."  
By Warren Fiske• February 26, 2019
Jan Schakowsky stated on February 12, 2020 in committee hearing remarks:
“We’ve also seen in the time that he’s (Donald Trump) been president, an increase in carbon emissions going absolutely in the wrong way.”
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 16, 2020
Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition stated on April 30, 2022 in a seminar.:
“CO2 is not a pollutant.”
By Warren Fiske• May 12, 2022
Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor:
"(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."
By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016
Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website:
Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence."
By Eric Stirgus• September 7, 2010
Chuck Grassley stated on June 07, 2021 in an op-ed:
The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
By Jon Greenberg• June 9, 2021
Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 07, 2011 in a web news story:
Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government."
By Robert Farley• June 9, 2011
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2017 in a town hall with CEOs:
"I've won awards on environmental protection."
By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2017
John Thune stated on January 04, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."    
By Jon Greenberg• January 4, 2015
Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate:
The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."  
By Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2015

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