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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

stated on January 5, 2012 in a press release.:

Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January."

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By Michael Collins February 2, 2012

DCCC says Republican freshman Scott DesJarlais vacationed from Congress all but six days in January

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Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee, "Year One: DesJarlais Chooses Extremism and Ultra Wealthy Over Middle Class and Creating Jobs," Jan. 5, 2012

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House calendar, January 2012

Robert Jameson, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, interview on Jan. 31, 2012

Robert Jameson, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, email on Jan. 31, 2012

Christian Science Monitor, "Will the 112th Congress work hard -- or hardly work?," Jan. 4, 2011

PolitiFact Ohio, "DCCC says Bob Gibbs is vacationing from Congress all but six days in January," Jan. 16, 2012.

stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.:

"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."

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stated on April 6, 2012 in a statement on his campaign website.:

Adding ethanol to gas "raises food costs."

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stated on December 1, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:

"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."

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stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.:

"We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."

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stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting:

President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."

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stated on July 23, 2012 in column in the Huffington Post:

"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."

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Chuck Fleischmann

stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.:

Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."

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Lou Ann Zelenik

stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.:

"Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare."

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stated on June 23, 2012 in an email to constituents:

"If you have ever visited Nashville or Washington D.C. you will see MANY names and initials carved into ... desks."

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stated on June 27, 2012 in Posted by Ciparro's website:

"In the last 10 years, only one piece of legislation has been cosponsored and passed by" John Duncan Jr.

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stated on June 1, 2012 in a press release.:

The United States has experienced "40 straight months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher."

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Tennessee Democratic Party

stated on April 25, 2012 in a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012:

Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher "breaks earmark pledge."

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stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview about WTVF-TV’s “ghost voting” story.:

Says in U.S. Congress, members "don’t even have to be on the floor for debates or votes."

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Scott DesJarlais

stated on April 24, 2012 in a blog post on his website.:

"The United States already has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."

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stated on March 20, 2012 in an op-ed published in The Hill.:

"Congress as a whole is less popular than it’s been since polling was invented."

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stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.:

"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."

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true

stated on April 6, 2012 in a statement on his campaign website.:

Adding ethanol to gas "raises food costs."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on December 1, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:

"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."

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false

stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.:

"We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."

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true

stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting:

President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."

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half-true

stated on July 23, 2012 in column in the Huffington Post:

"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."

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Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post:

“If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’"

By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2025
Occupy Democrats
stated on June 11, 2025 in Facebook post:

"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."

By Ella Moore • June 27, 2025
John Thune
stated on May 30, 2025 in an interview with KOTA:

“A lot of times, health care comes with a job.”

By Arielle Zionts • June 27, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on June 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet:

If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year."

By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2025
Social Media
stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post:

“The tow truck drivers in Los Angeles are quickly towing ICE vehicles improperly parked!”

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 26, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.

By Ella Moore • June 26, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2025 in Facebook posts:

“BREAKING NEWS: Dolly Parton announces her refusal to celebrate Pride Month in June.”

By Loreben Tuquero • June 25, 2025
Josh Schoemann
stated on June 2, 2025 in Radio interview:

“The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.”

By Hope Karnopp • June 25, 2025
American Action Network
stated on June 4, 2025 in an ad:

The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.”

By Loreben Tuquero • June 24, 2025
X posts
stated on June 22, 2025 in an X post:

Video shows protesters “outraged” over U.S. attacks in Iran.

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 24, 2025

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