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Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview with a Las Vegas news network:

"There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange."

By Molly O'Connor• July 24, 2014

John Cornyn stated on December 01, 2010 in an op-ed:

"All but one of the 50 states already have some form of a balanced budget amendment in their state constitutions."

By • December 25, 2010

Mike Romano stated on February 02, 2019 in a tweet:

In the state rankings for ACT test scores, West Virginia "is 30th. Which states are listed in the bottom? 15 states with charter schools."

By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome• April 4, 2019

Andrea Stewart-Cousins stated on January 23, 2018 in a press conference:

"New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation."

By Dan Clark• February 1, 2018

Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.:

“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• January 23, 2024

Russ Fulcher stated on May 14, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate:

"Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.

By Louis Jacobson• May 19, 2014

Marc Molinaro stated on April 02, 2018 in a conversation with reporters:

New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation"

By Dan Clark• April 12, 2018

Jonathan Turley stated on June 24, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:

“The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”

By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2022

Chris Dorworth stated on April 21, 2011 in comments on the House floor.:

Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 29, 2011

Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020.

By Sasha Hupka• June 22, 2021

Mike Dudgeon stated on November 18, 2014 in newspaper article:

Thirty-eight states -- Georgia not included -- have appointed, rather than elected, state school superintendents.

By Nancy Badertscher• December 6, 2014

Bill Montford stated on December 08, 2010 in comments to a newspaper.:

The state has "less employees this year than we did last year."

By Aaron Sharockman• December 10, 2010

Rick Scott stated on February 01, 2021 in a press release:

States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.

By Jon Greenberg• February 5, 2021

Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention:

New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."

By Dan Clark• May 31, 2018

Bob McDonnell stated on May 13, 2011 in a TV interview.:

Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states."

By Jacob Geiger• June 4, 2011

Andy Biggs stated on May 07, 2020 in a letter:

"States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis."

By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 19, 2020

Herb Garrett stated on August 03, 2012 in a letter:

Says Georgia will send more state money per child to state charter schools and that budget cuts are not applied to those charter schools.

By Eric Stirgus• September 11, 2012

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart":

"We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent."

By Robert Farley• October 28, 2010

Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release:

"The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin."

By Dave Umhoefer• January 27, 2014

Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference:

"Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."

By Amy Sherman• January 18, 2017

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