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Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2014 in a photo-quotation posted to Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."

By Sue Owen• February 12, 2014

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

Facebook posts stated on June 05, 2014 in posts on Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again."

By Katie Sanders• June 5, 2014

Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":

"The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve."

By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2011

Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.:

Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."

By Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015

Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:

Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.

By Sue Owen• October 14, 2011

Chuck Woolery stated on January 17, 2019 in in a tweet:

"Nancy Pelosi's bill for alcohol on her flights from Washington to San Fran every week? We pay for it. 1000 dollars. On average 52,000 Bucks, a year for BOOZE. Tax payer money."

By John Kruzel• January 22, 2019

Michele Bachmann stated on May 09, 2022 in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast:

“The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”

By Jon Greenberg• May 19, 2022

Uspoln Website stated on July 07, 2017 in a post on the Internet:

Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery."

By Louis Jacobson• July 14, 2017

Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:

The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."

By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013

Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2014 in a Facebook meme:

Says Rep. Michele Bachmann said President Barack Obama might be to blame for the Fort Hood shootings.

By Katie Sanders• April 10, 2014

Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address:

The federal government "now tells us which light bulbs to buy."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:

"When we got the income tax in 1913, the top rate was 7 percent. By 1980, the top rate was 70 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• October 19, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.:

ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public."

By Robert Farley• June 26, 2009

Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview:

Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home."

By Robert Farley• June 25, 2009

Eric Hovde stated on June 12, 2012 in an interview:

Since President Barack Obama took office, "you have 1,700 employees just at the Department of Transportation" earning over $170,000.

By Tom Kertscher• June 21, 2012

Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily:

"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.

By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on November 16, 2010 in an interview on "Good Morning America.":

Small businesses that have "$250,000 in gross sales for the business. They're the ones that are looking at massive tax increases."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 17, 2010

Mark Neumann stated on November 09, 2011 in a radio interview:

The federal "limousine fleet has increased by 42 percent since Barack Obama took office."

By Tom Kertscher• November 13, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on September 07, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library:

"The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."

By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2011

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