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James Moore stated on March 20, 2014 in a tweet:

"Ted Cruz has been to Iowa four times. Rio Grande Valley of Texas -- just once."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 20, 2014

Jeff Kruse stated on July 8, 2013 in a Senate floor speech:

Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response."

By Janie Har • July 13, 2013

Lois Frankel stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.

By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2012

Paul Ryan stated on September 7, 2012 in a television interview:

Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job."

By James B. Nelson • September 19, 2012

stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad:

As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2012

Tim Kaine stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.:

Says former Sen. George Allen voted four times to raise his own pay.

By Sean Gorman • July 30, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a speech near Knoxville, Tenn.:

"If you look up the dictionary definition of happiness at the time of our founders … happiness was not doing what you want to do but doing what you ought to do."

By Becky Bowers • March 7, 2012

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

"When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets."

By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2012

Declan O'Scanlon stated on December 16, 2011 in an opinion piece in the Star-Ledger:

"Taxpayers earning $1 million pay an effective tax rate that is about four times what taxpayers earning $100,000 pay."

By Bill Wichert • January 4, 2012

Reince Priebus stated on August 3, 2011 in comments made to reporters while in Tampa:

The Republican National Convention "is a Super Bowl times four."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 12, 2011

Rodney Ellis stated on May 16, 2011 in Texas Senate floor debate.:

Says state lawmakers have voted to "spend virtually all of the Rainy Day Fund four times" since the fund’s creation.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2011

Jamie Radtke stated on April 12, 2011 in a blog post.:

George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.

By Jacob Geiger • April 15, 2011

Greg Abbott stated on January 14, 2011 in a press release:

There have been "at least four incidents where bullets from Mexico have crossed the border."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2011

Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate:

"The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him."

By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2010

Rick Green stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video:

"When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 16, 2010

Americans United for Change stated on November 5, 2009 in a TV ad:

The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."

By Robert Farley • November 5, 2009

Chain email stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.:

Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."

By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007

X posts stated on October 11, 2026 in posts:

Audio recording is proof James Talarico was discharged from a “mental hospital” on Oct. 10.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 12, 2026

John E. Sununu stated on September 8, 2026 in his primary night victory speech:

"Chris Pappas voted to raise taxes 68 times. Every tax vote he’s made was to raise taxes."

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:

“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman • May 22, 2026

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