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Steven Schale stated on November 15, 2010 in a posting on Twitter.:

"Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million."

By Aaron Sharockman• November 16, 2010

George LeMieux stated on August 01, 2011 in a Web post Aug. 1, 2011:

Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks."

By Becky Bowers• August 8, 2011

TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger:

"Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies."

By Xander Landen• October 22, 2019

Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents:

"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2017

George Will stated on February 06, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column:

"Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically."

By Katie Sanders• February 6, 2014

Greg Abbott stated on October 28, 2015 in a tweet:

"Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 6, 2015

Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Virginia voters are being turned away from polling locations because they were told they already requested absentee ballots when they haven’t.

By Samantha Putterman• October 29, 2021

Tom Cotton stated on April 04, 2017 in an interview on CNN:

"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.

By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2017

Trey Gowdy stated on May 15, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

Says the State Department has "had half a year" to respond to a Benghazi document request, yet "I have not gotten a single, solitary scrap of paper."

By Lauren Carroll• May 21, 2015

Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:

Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 14, 2016

Robert Gibbs stated on October 22, 2009 in the daily White House press conference:

A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."

By Robert Farley• October 23, 2009

Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio:

"If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena."

By Lauren Carroll• August 20, 2015

Sean Hannity stated on July 21, 2020 in an episode of his TV show:

The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.”

By Bill McCarthy• July 27, 2020

Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum:

On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.

By Eric Litke• December 27, 2019

John McCain stated on December 14, 2010 in a statement on the U.S. Senate floor:

Earmarks requested in a federal spending bill included "$277,000 for potato pest management in Wisconsin."

By Tom Kertscher• December 19, 2010

Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle:

Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2011

Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet:

Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon."

By Tom Kertscher• September 18, 2017

Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate.

By Katie Sanders• April 12, 2015

Ron Johnson stated on May 06, 2014 in an opinion article:

Before the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, "the State Department not only failed to honor repeated requests for additional security, but instead actually reduced security in Libya."

By Tom Kertscher• May 19, 2014

Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Joel Osteen Ministries charges people for prayers via a "prayer request account."

By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2019

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