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Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad:

Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."

By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2012

John Carter stated on March 21, 2010 in a press release:

"The bill also provides full federal funding for abortions…"

By W. Gardner Selby• March 29, 2010

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 21, 2024 in a post on X:

“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2024

Fentrice Driskell stated on March 07, 2023 in a press conference:

"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."

By Yacob Reyes• March 9, 2023

The Associated Press stated on February 21, 2015 in in a newspaper article:

Georgia’s share of money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 12 percent between 2008 and 2013.

By Nancy Badertscher• February 25, 2015

Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

"There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.

By Lauren Carroll• September 29, 2015

Rick Scott stated on October 02, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”

By Samantha Putterman• October 8, 2025

Lloyd Doggett stated on October 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer:

"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2010

Kamala Harris stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad:

Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools.

By Samantha Putterman• September 6, 2024

Daniel Lipinski stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release:

The Senate version of the health care reform bill "allows taxpayer money to pay directly for abortion in federal community health centers funded in the bill."

By Robert Farley• March 9, 2010

WorldNetDaily stated on July 10, 2010 in a news report:

"A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 25, 2011

Jim Moran stated on March 17, 2011 in a floor speech.:

Ending federal funding for National Public Radio would jeopardize 9,000 jobs.

By Jacob Geiger• March 26, 2011

Joe Manchin stated on September 02, 2023 in a post on X:

“Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received.”

By Samuel Russ• October 5, 2023

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 11, 2010 in a TV ad:

"Minnick voted to let the government fund abortion under Obamacare."

By Robert Farley• May 19, 2010

Gail Collins stated on February 16, 2011 in a column:

Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 16, 2011

Senate Majority PAC stated on September 04, 2020 in a Facebook ad:

Says “John James supported Betsy DeVos’ agenda to cut public school funding and put it into wealthy private schools instead.”

By Clara Hendrickson• September 24, 2020

Rick Scott stated on December 02, 2016 in a press release:

More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but "the federal government has still only committed $7 million" to help Florida.

By Amy Sherman• December 12, 2016

Ted Strickland stated on July 06, 2010 in a campaign speech:

"In Ohio, we invested in our children, raising school funding by 5.5 percent in the last budget."

By Aaron Marshall• July 23, 2010

JB Pritzker stated on July 21, 2021 in a podcast interview:

“You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 30, 2021

Jay Webber stated on November 28, 2011 in an NJToday interview:

Says "our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government."

By Bill Wichert• December 11, 2011

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