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Marcia Fudge was the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and resigned in March 2024. She was previously a congresswoman from Ohio and mayor of Warrensville Heights.

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Marcia Fudge
stated on May 8, 2019 in a hearing:

Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective."

By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2019
Marcia Fudge
stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting:

"Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man."

By Sabrina Eaton • April 24, 2013
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 17, 2013 in a panel discussion on poverty:

"When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."

By Sabrina Eaton • January 30, 2013
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 1, 2013 in a news release:

The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments "for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes."

By Stephen Koff • January 4, 2013
Marcia Fudge
stated on August 24, 2012 in a news release:

"In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population."

By Sabrina Eaton • September 14, 2012

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages:

Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Tom Feran • September 6, 2011

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