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Steve Cohen
stated on October 31, 2012 in a press release.:

Says Delta Air Lines has "once again broken a promise they made to me and to the people of Memphis."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • November 25, 2012
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:

Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.

By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:

Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.

By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 26, 2012 in an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS:

Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives "we’ve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare … for getting rid of cap and trade … for building the Keystone Pipeline."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • September 24, 2012
Mark Clayton
stated on August 5, 2012 in a post on his campaign's Facebook page.:

Says the federal government "mandates transexuals (sic) and homosexuals grabbing children in their stranger-danger zones in the name of airport security."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • August 13, 2012
George Flinn
stated on July 5, 2012 in in a campaign TV commercial.:

Says his "patents in ultrasound have revolutionized modern medicine."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • July 30, 2012
Charlotte Bergmann
stated on July 4, 2012 in an email newsletter.:

"Obamacare" represents "the largest tax increase in the history of the world."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • July 22, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 7, 2012:

Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.

By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 17, 2012
Lamar Alexander
stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.:

Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 10, 2012
Charlotte Bergmann
stated on April 10, 2012 in in a press release calling for debates.:

Says George Flinn has been a "no show" at scheduled "forums."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • May 11, 2012
Lamar Alexander
stated on March 22, 2012 in a press release.:

"This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . "

By Bartholomew Sullivan • April 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
stated on February 29, 2012 in a press release announcing her vote against the Independent Payments Advisory Board.:

Says President Obama and his allies in Congress gave "power" to control Medicare patients’ health care decisions to "a commission of 15 unelected bureaucrats in Washington."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • March 30, 2012
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 27, 2012 in in a campaign appearance in Nashville.:

Says that Rick Santorum "voted for the unions over FedEx."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • February 29, 2012
Charlotte Bergmann
stated on January 10, 2012 in a campaign billboard along I-240.:

"Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 23, 2012
Corn Commentary
stated on July 25, 2011 in blog post about farm bill. :

U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is "the only working farmer currently serving in the House."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 17, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
stated on December 16, 2011 in appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Varney & Co.”:

New energy standards will take away "our freedom of choice and selection in the light bulbs we have in our homes."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 13, 2012