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Mitt Romney stated on February 23, 2012 in Feb. 23, 2012, in a campaign ad:

Says "Rick Santorum supported (Arlen) Specter over conservative candidates twice."

By Becky Bowers• February 29, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on December 29, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" :

Says he has "been able to attract independents and Democrats to win" elections in Pennsylvania.

By Louis Jacobson• January 3, 2012

Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad:

Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012

Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Rick Santorum "opposes right-to-work"

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2012

Newt Gingrich stated on February 27, 2012 in in a campaign appearance in Nashville.:

Says that Rick Santorum "voted for the unions over FedEx."

By Bartholomew Sullivan• February 29, 2012

Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2012 in a post on Facebook:

"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2012

Rick Perry stated on January 02, 2012 in an online video:

Says Rick Santorum voted for the Bridge to Nowhere.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 2, 2012

Bloggers stated on February 18, 2017 in In an article:

Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims."

By Mark Dent• April 2, 2017

Rick Perry stated on January 02, 2012 in a Web ad:

"Santorum also voted for a teapot museum in North Carolina."

By Jake Berry• January 3, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on July 18, 2011 in a house party in Henniker, N.H.:

In Europe, "church attendance rates (are) in the single digits" because churches are supported by taxes.

By Josh Rogers• July 27, 2011

Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech:

Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.

By Eric Stirgus• December 5, 2011

Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.:

"The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."

By Linda Qiu• September 1, 2015

Rick Santorum stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation."

By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2011

Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader":

The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship."

By John Gregg• December 2, 2011

Rick Santorum stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union.":

The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs."

By Julie Kliegman• May 11, 2014

Rick Santorum stated on March 25, 2012 in a campaign appearance in Wisconsin:

Says Mitt Romney said "we are going to have to live with high gas prices, it's a good thing because it will reduce consumption, we don't want to produce any more gasoline."

By Molly Moorhead• March 28, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher:

The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."

By Linda Qiu• September 2, 2015

Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech:

"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."

By Eric Stirgus• March 3, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":

"Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion."

By Becky Bowers• February 27, 2012

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

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