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Patrick Kennedy stated on January 08, 2013 in :

"Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinson's disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana."

By Michael McKinney• February 3, 2013

Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on January 23, 2013 in :

In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."

By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2013

Earl Blumenauer stated on December 21, 2012 in :

Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit."

By Charles Pope• February 1, 2013

Sherrod Brown stated on January 01, 2013 in :

Says the New Year’s Day "fiscal cliff" deal "reduces the deficit."

By Stephen Koff• January 31, 2013

Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on January 15, 2013 in :

Says "the area damaged by Hurricane Sandy represents roughly 10 percent of our nation's economy."

By Bill Wichert• January 31, 2013

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