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Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.:

Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."

By Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015

Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.:

ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public."

By Robert Farley• June 26, 2009

Michele Bachmann stated on February 15, 2011 in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show":

The government will "go out and buy my breast pump for my babies."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 18, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on May 06, 2009 in a press release:

ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states."

By Robert Farley• May 21, 2009

Saxby Chambliss stated on March 28, 2011 in a letter to a constituent:

Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire "16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer" to enforce the federal health care overhaul.

By Willoughby Mariano• May 4, 2011

Tom Price stated on July 24, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley":

"The U.S. won't default, because default means that you don't pay your creditors. And it takes about 10 percent of the money that's coming in right now" to pay interest to bondholders.

By Louis Jacobson, Willoughby Mariano• July 26, 2011

Pat Boone stated on March 11, 2012 in a television ad:

An independent payment advisory board created by the health care reform law "can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments."

By Tom Feran• March 19, 2012

Tim Pawlenty stated on July 24, 2011 in a statement from the campaign:

Michele Bachmann's legislative record is "offering failed amendments."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:

"My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm."

By Robert Farley• July 1, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on March 25, 2009 in a press release.:

"Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table" of abandoning the dollar for a multinational currency.

By Alexander Lane• April 1, 2009

Facebook posts stated on June 05, 2014 in posts on Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again."

By Katie Sanders• June 5, 2014

Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":

"The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve."

By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

"After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."

By Louis Jacobson• December 16, 2011

Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2014 in a photo-quotation posted to Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."

By Sue Owen• February 12, 2014

Chain email stated on April 04, 2014 in a chain email:

Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.

By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2014

Americans United for Change stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad:

"Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system."

By Catharine Richert• February 25, 2010

Uspoln Website stated on July 07, 2017 in a post on the Internet:

Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery."

By Louis Jacobson• July 14, 2017

Facebook posts stated on September 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Joan Rivers’ daughter threatens to expose Michelle Obama.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 6, 2023

Michele Bachmann stated on September 17, 2010 in a speech to the Values Voter Summit:

"Speaker Pelosi ... has been busy sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for alcohol on the military jets that she's flying."

By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2010

Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”

By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025

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