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Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican debate in Tampa:

Says Newt Gingrich’s contract was with "the lobbyists at Freddie Mac."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 24, 2012

Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate:

Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac.

By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead• January 24, 2012

Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa:

"I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 16, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises.

By Jon Greenberg• December 19, 2011

Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad:

Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 12, 2012

Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

"After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."

By Louis Jacobson• December 16, 2011

Rick Santorum stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:

"In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market."

By Becky Bowers• January 27, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad:

Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."

By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2012

Eric Hovde stated on August 12, 2012 in a radio appearance:

Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is "a big corporate lobbyist" and has been "lobbying during the middle of the campaign."

By Dave Umhoefer• August 10, 2012

Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a video ad:

Newt Gingrich "teamed with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore on global warming."

By Molly Moorhead• December 21, 2011

Restore Our Future stated on December 20, 2011 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and Florida:

Says Newt Gingrich "supports amnesty for illegal immigrants."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 27, 2011

Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad:

Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2012

Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa:

Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine."

By Becky Bowers• December 11, 2011

John McCain stated on October 07, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.:

On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 13, 2008

John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement:

"John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms."

By Alexander Lane• September 30, 2008

John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.:

Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 19, 2008

John McCain stated on October 07, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.:

"The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 13, 2008

John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in an interview on CNN's "American Morning":

"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."

By Adriel Bettelheim• September 17, 2008

Lynn Westmoreland stated on February 29, 2012 in a congressional hearing :

"There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive."

By Willoughby Mariano• March 30, 2012

Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a campaign statement:

Says Hillary Clinton "filibustered legislation to reform" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

By Adam Thorp• June 28, 2016

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