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Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in :

"Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."

By Joshua Gillin• March 30, 2015

Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in :

Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law."

By Katie Sanders• March 29, 2015

Lindsey Graham stated on March 08, 2015 in :

"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."

By Clay Wirestone• March 27, 2015

Tom Price stated on March 18, 2015 in :

Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion.

By April Hunt• March 27, 2015

Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in :

"From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."

By Lauren Carroll• March 27, 2015

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