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Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in :

Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."

By Becky Bowers• July 19, 2013

Newt Gingrich stated on May 05, 2013 in :

The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2013

Steve LaTourette stated on March 17, 2013 in :

"Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."

By Sabrina Eaton• March 26, 2013

Gary Kelly stated on February 01, 2013 in :

"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."

By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2013

Marcia Fudge stated on January 17, 2013 in :

"When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."

By Sabrina Eaton• January 30, 2013

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