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Mark Neumann stated on September 09, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Scott Walker supported the same transportation bill he’s attacking me for. He said at the time it would save the taxpayers money.
By Dave Umhoefer• September 11, 2010
David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview:
Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
By Eric Stirgus• July 16, 2013
Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters:
Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled."
By Eric Stirgus• July 27, 2010
Alan Grayson stated on August 27, 2010 in an ad.:
"When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office."
By Aaron Sharockman• August 31, 2010
AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter:
"The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use."
By Robert Farley• May 23, 2011
Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2018 in in a tweet:
"James Comey Memos just out and show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION"
By John Kruzel• April 20, 2018
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address:
The federal government "now tells us which light bulbs to buy."
By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2011
TikTok posts stated on November 15, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
Video shows President Donald Trump patting President Bill Clinton’s crotch.
By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2025
Rick Perry stated on November 02, 2010 in a book.:
Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 8, 2010
Rick Perry stated on November 08, 2010 in an interview.:
"Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 14, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 05, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says that Steve Watkins "bragged to voters that he built his company from scratch, but it was all a lie."
By Samantha Putterman• October 11, 2018
Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website:
"Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business."
By Amy Sherman• January 16, 2015
Dino Rossi stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The Seattle Times called Patty Murray "a 'prolific sponsor of earmarks.' Patty even defended the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' "
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 20, 2010
Claire McCaskill stated on October 02, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"Nonpartisan experts have consistently ranked Claire one of the most independent senators — right in the middle."  
By Morgan Keith• November 5, 2018
Joe Barton stated on November 11, 2010 in a speech at The Heritage Foundation.:
Says you can buy four light bulbs for $1.99 at Walmart, while a single compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) costs "$10 a pop."
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2010
Steve Moore stated on May 26, 2011 in a column in the Wall Street Journal:
"In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest."
By Louis Jacobson• May 31, 2011
Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post:
The intersection of a rainbow and tornado is called a "tornabow."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2019
Viral image stated on July 14, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Actor Mark Wahlberg said “Hollywood pedophiles have ‘nowhere left to hide.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 18, 2023
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet:
Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
By Haley Tenore• October 19, 2022
Joe Brown stated on April 18, 2012 in a City Council presentation on the Memphis budget.:
"Nobody is leaving Memphis. That's a myth."
By Zack McMillin• May 1, 2012

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