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Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary Bill Nelson stated on November 30, 2010 in Senate floor votes: On banning earmarks. Ginny Brown-Waite stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama: A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2007 in a radio ad.: Mitt Romney boasts that he is "proud to be the only major candidate for president to sign the tax pledge. The others have not."
Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary
Ginny Brown-Waite stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama: A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2007 in a radio ad.: Mitt Romney boasts that he is "proud to be the only major candidate for president to sign the tax pledge. The others have not."
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