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Search results for "When the dentist went to the toilet with a 'Readers Digest', how long did Peach say that the fish had to execute their escape plan, before he returned"

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Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential
By Nusaiba Mizan• May 15, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 18, 2016 in "Flush," a campaign ad :
"And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion."  
By Nadia Pflaum• September 1, 2016
Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
By Becky Bowers• March 21, 2013
Scott Suder stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release:
Four state Assembly Democrats "scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy" by killing hundreds of jobs at a potential Bass Pro Shops near Green Bay.
By James B. Nelson• February 13, 2011
Amanda Fritz stated on April 12, 2012 in a questionnaire:
Says "my advocacy questioning contracting out in Parks … delayed and altered the renewal of the Brooks contract, and reduced the number of contracted employees in Parks from over 100 to fewer than 40."
By Janie Har• April 26, 2012
Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”
By Laura Schulte• May 28, 2020
Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers:
"You have to get a license to fish on our beaches."
By Katie Sanders• September 23, 2013
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District stated on June 16, 2015 in a press release:
Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.
By April Hunt• July 7, 2015
Bill McCollum stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.:
"The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment."
By Aaron Sharockman• May 21, 2010
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 09, 2010 in his talk show:
People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."
By Catharine Richert• March 17, 2010
Scott Walker stated on June 21, 2011 in a television interview:
Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.
By Dave Umhoefer• July 10, 2011
Curtis Foltz stated on November 08, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
"The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
By Willoughby Mariano• December 14, 2011
Ron Stephens stated on August 06, 2012 in an article:
Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
By Willoughby Mariano, Eric Stirgus• August 13, 2012
Sally Bethea stated on April 09, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
"In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program."
By Willoughby Mariano• April 4, 2011
Adam Hasner stated on October 18, 2012 in an ad:
Lois Frankel "spent over $13,000 in taxpayer money on a marble shower in a private bathroom with her own toilet."
By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2012
Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement:
Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.
By Nancy Badertscher• December 11, 2015
Viral image stated on September 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “all the men who have killed police officers this year (2020).”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 30, 2020
Adam Putnam stated on April 19, 2011 in a posting on Twitter:
Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules.
By Aaron Sharockman• April 22, 2011
Michael Hayden stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"The president referred to the Syrian opposition just a few months ago as pharmacists and doctors, and so on."  
By Steve Contorno• September 14, 2014
Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interviews:
Virginia state employees "pay nothing" toward their pensions.
By Sean Gorman• July 21, 2011

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