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Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News:

Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 4, 2011

Bloggers stated on December 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says "Three Muslim congresswomen just refused" to sign an oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.

By Samantha Putterman • December 19, 2018

Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview:

Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office."

By Sue Owen • February 26, 2014

Ted Yoho stated on September 4, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:

Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.

By Becky Bowers • September 10, 2013

Broward Democratic Executive Committee stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release:

Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012.

By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2013

Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment":

"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2012

Lamar Alexander stated on June 18, 2012 in prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.:

"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."

By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012

Stop Gillnetting Now stated on May 30, 2012 in campaign press statement:

Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."

By Janie Har • June 14, 2012

Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.:

Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2011

Mark Hass stated on March 30, 2011 in in a press release:

"For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers."

By Ian K. Kullgren • April 11, 2011

Mike Villarreal stated on January 7, 2011 in an op-ed column.:

Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system.

By W. Gardner Selby • February 2, 2011

Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in an interview.:

"In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded and there is no question about whether it’s going to be funded in" years to come.

By W. Gardner Selby • December 29, 2010

John Pistole stated on November 16, 2010 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.:

The radiation coming from the new TSA body scanners is "equivalent to about three minutes' worth of air travel by anybody, say, at 30,000 feet."

By Aaron Sharockman • November 18, 2010

Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website:

Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 15, 2010

Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times:

"There was no requirement to put in affordable housing."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 6, 2018

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

Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices":

"By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2014

Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:

"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 2, 2026

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:

On the US seeking regime change

By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026

Kayla Young stated on November 5, 2025 in an X post:

West Virginia is “the only state losing population.”

By Trent Ao • November 21, 2025

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