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Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site:

"Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent."

By Alex Kuffner • November 16, 2014

Delia Garza stated on October 21, 2014 in as quoted in a news story:

"Families in Del Valle, who are City of Austin residents, have to drive to Bastrop to go to the closest grocery store."

By Dylan Baddour • November 6, 2014

Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska:

Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing."

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2014

Cory Gardner stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate:

The CDC is "spending money on things like jazzercise, urban gardening and massage therapy" that could be redirected to Ebola.

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2014

EMILY's List stated on September 1, 2014 in television attack ad:

"Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work."

By Nancy Badertscher • September 9, 2014

Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad:

Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2014

Bloggers stated on August 28, 2014 in blog posts:

"Over 73% of all donations raised (from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge) are going to fundraising, overhead, executive salaries, and external donations."

By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2014

Crossroads GPS stated on August 19, 2014 in a campaign ad:

While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69."

By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2014

Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth:

Congress is "on a five-week vacation."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2014

Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post:

Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak.

By Katie Sanders • August 11, 2014

Rand Paul stated on August 4, 2014 in comments to reporters:

"I haven’t really proposed (phasing out aid to Israel) in the past."

By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2014

Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. advised citizens to "point that barrel center mass and pull the trigger" because "911 is not our best option."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 7, 2014

Scott Walker stated on July 24, 2014 in an interview:

"Mitt Romney did not run his campaign on the basis of arguing his experience in the business world was a reason to vote for him."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 4, 2014

Ending Spending Action Fund stated on July 20, 2014 in television attack ad:

U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn "earned as much as $300,000 running a nonprofit that had laid off 90 workers."

By Nancy Badertscher • July 25, 2014

Mitch McConnell stated on July 17, 2014 in a press release:

Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians."

By Steve Contorno • July 23, 2014

Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014

Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."

By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2014

Jeff Flake stated on July 8, 2014 in an interview on the PBS "News Hour":

When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up."

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2014

Hillary Clinton stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival:

"A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."

By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2014

Paul Ryan stated on May 5, 2014 in remarks at a forum:

Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."

By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014

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