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Dominick Marino stated on June 06, 2011 in a column on PolitickerNJ.com:

"The firefighter and police officer pension system is not headed for bankruptcy, far from it. That’s because New Jersey first responders -- fire fighters and police officers -- have never missed making payments to the retirement system."

By Caryn Shinske• July 22, 2011

Deidre DeJear stated on August 13, 2022 in remarks at the Iowa State Fair:

“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.

By Lyle Muller• August 29, 2022

North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 08, 2023 in a tweet:

“North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”

By Paul Specht• April 7, 2023

Tim Kaine stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.:

"I ended up my time as governor with a general fund budget that was smaller than the one I started with."

By Nancy Madsen• July 27, 2012

Rick Perry stated on March 14, 2011 in a conference call.:

Says the state’s rainy day fund is "our insurance policy against a major natural disaster."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 18, 2011

Caleb Rowden stated on September 22, 2020 in an online campaign ad:

Says he “fully funded Missouri K-12 education for the first time in state history.”

By Minh Connors• October 16, 2020

Richard Shelby stated on March 25, 2010 in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner:

"The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit."

By Catharine Richert• April 16, 2010

Jesse James stated on May 13, 2024 in News conference:

In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”

By Laura Schulte• August 27, 2024

Bruce Rauner stated on August 17, 2016 in a speech at the Illinois State Fair:

Democrats "are cutting our school funding. Four times in the last 10 years before we came into office."

By Matt Dietrich• September 1, 2016

Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Rick Santorum "funded Planned Parenthood."

By Molly Moorhead• March 1, 2012

Gina Raimondo stated on October 21, 2013 in a fundraising letter.:

"Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 3, 2013

Sherrod Brown stated on August 02, 2011 in a television interview:

Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland."

By Tom Feran• August 22, 2011

Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech:

"Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."

By Dave Umhoefer• January 6, 2013

Steve Ogden stated on May 04, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor:

Rick Perry "advocated to liquidate" the state’s rainy day fund in 2007.

By W. Gardner Selby• May 8, 2011

Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding."

By Tom Kertscher• January 29, 2020

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

Rick Scott stated on March 06, 2012 in a press conference:

"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."

By Katie Sanders• March 7, 2012

Jon Runyan stated on May 04, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”:

Says "as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it."

By Bill Wichert• May 20, 2012

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

Republican Party of Florida stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad:

"Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 6, 2010

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