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Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama got "a pass" over controversal remarks by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while a 12-year-old speech by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has blown up into a national story. Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: "The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce" Newt Gingrich stated on February 18, 2012 in a campaign speech in Cobb County: "You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt." Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon." Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt." Newt Gingrich stated on December 12, 2011 in a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011: "The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam." Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." Newt Gingrich stated on December 3, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum: "I never favored cap and trade." Newt Gingrich stated on November 11, 2011 in remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters: "Community banks … are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.: Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house. Newt Gingrich stated on May 11, 2011 in a presidential campaign announcement video: "For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt." Newt Gingrich stated on May 11, 2011 in a campaign video: During his time as House speaker, "unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent)." Newt Gingrich stated on April 8, 2010 in a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama got "a pass" over controversal remarks by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while a 12-year-old speech by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has blown up into a national story.
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: "The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"
Newt Gingrich stated on February 18, 2012 in a campaign speech in Cobb County: "You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt."
Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 12, 2011 in a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011: "The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 3, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum: "I never favored cap and trade."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 11, 2011 in remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters: "Community banks … are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank."
Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.: Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 11, 2011 in a presidential campaign announcement video: "For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 11, 2011 in a campaign video: During his time as House speaker, "unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent)."
Newt Gingrich stated on April 8, 2010 in a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything."
