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stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."

By Joshua Gillin • December 30, 2015
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President:

A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.

By Joshua Gillin • December 16, 2014