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Nick Ciparro stated on June 27, 2012 in Posted by Ciparro's website:

"In the last 10 years, only one piece of legislation has been cosponsored and passed by" John Duncan Jr.

By Michael Collins• July 7, 2012

Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature."

By Lauren Carroll, Nai Issa• October 26, 2014

John Duncan stated on April 13, 2013 in a letter to a constituent:

"Well over 90 percent of felony cases, all over the nation, are committed by defendants who grew up in father-absent households."

By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2013

John Duncan stated on December 01, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:

"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."

By Michael Collins• February 17, 2012

Arne Duncan stated on August 18, 2011 in an interview.:

Says Texas schools have had "massive increases" in class sizes with Rick Perry as governor.

By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2011

Arne Duncan stated on January 12, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:

"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."

By Tom Feran• January 20, 2012

Arne Duncan stated on February 24, 2013 in an appearance on "Face the Nation.":

"There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips" because of sequestration.

By Molly Moorhead• March 1, 2013

Arne Duncan stated on July 23, 2012 in column in the Huffington Post:

"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."

By Michael Collins• August 16, 2012

Arne Duncan stated on August 29, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":

"In this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate."

By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2010

Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address:

"As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school."

By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011

Arne Duncan stated on August 26, 2009 in a letter to principals:

A scheduled speech by President Barack Obama will be "the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 3, 2009

Jeff Duncan stated on July 10, 2012 in a tweet:

"83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare."

By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2012

Duncan Hunter stated on September 05, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.:

Guantanamo detainees "get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugs…they had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf."

By Bill Adair• September 10, 2007

Anonymous Activist stated on May 19, 2015 in yard signs posted anonymously opposing a proposed office park redevelopment in Northwest Austin:

"500 percent more traffic here?"

By W. Gardner Selby• June 9, 2015

Foundation for Florida's Future stated on March 26, 2010 in a press release:

''Both Democrats and Republicans are advocating for the use of student test scores to measure teacher effectiveness.''

By Carol Rosenberg• April 2, 2010

Duncan Hunter stated on October 31, 2007 in a Fox News interview:

"And, you know, our first president and our first commander in chief prayed every day. He had a field manual of prayers."

By John Frank• December 18, 2007

Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News:

"At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol."

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014

Infowars stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"Election fraud: Democrats are voting twice in Maryland"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 8, 2018

John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed:

"Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled."

By Eric Stirgus• June 10, 2013

Donald Trump stated on September 03, 2018 in in a tweet:

"Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department."

By John Kruzel• September 4, 2018

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