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Ron Paul stated on August 11, 2011 in in a debate in Ames, Iowa:

"The country's bankrupt."

By Becky Bowers• August 12, 2011

Joe Scarborough stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on his "Morning Joe'' program on MSNBC:

The health care reform bill "is the largest tax increase in U.S. history."

By Robert Farley• March 25, 2010

Barack Obama stated on November 06, 2009 in remarks from the White House:

"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth."

By Robert Farley• November 9, 2009

Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate:

Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't even pay any federal income tax."

By Becky Bowers, Aaron Sharockman• September 16, 2011

Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a televised town hall:

"Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. They're much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower."

By Louis Jacobson• September 22, 2010

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix:

"There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals."

By Allison Graves• September 1, 2016

Joyce Kaufman stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio show:

"Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' "

By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2010

Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference:

"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 12, 2011

Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:

In 2007, "the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income," which is "more than the entire bottom 50 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2010

Charlie Crist stated on October 06, 2010 in an ABC News U.S. Senate debate.:

"I've also offered a plan that can help (fix Social Security) that's supported by Robert Reich, secretary of labor previously, in a previous administration."

By Aaron Sharockman• October 18, 2010

Josh Mandel stated on September 01, 2011 in a television interview:

"The majority last quarter of Sherrod Brown's campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio."

By Stephen Koff• September 15, 2011

Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in a fundraising email:

Says a CNN anchor said that Hillary Clinton has gotten "a free ride so far from the media. We're the biggest ones supporting her campaign."

By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2016

Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation:

Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo."

By Robert Farley• May 26, 2009

Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 10, 2016

Claire McCaskill stated on October 25, 2009 in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous.":

A "fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million," will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 26, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on November 10, 2009 in his radio show:

The health care bills will be "mandated spending. You can't cut it, regardless of the budget circumstances."

By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2009

Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail:

John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008

Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address:

The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"

By Catharine Richert• July 22, 2009

Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network:

"We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)."

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2010

Richard Durbin stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on the "Morning Joe'' show on MSNBC.:

"Joe, I keep hearing you every morning talking about the biggest tax increase in history, but you don't mention it's also the biggest tax cut in history.''

By Robert Farley• March 25, 2010

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