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Researcher, CQ

Sasha Bartolf is the social policy researcher at Congressional Quarterly. She has written articles for several CQ publications including, CQ Healthbeat, CQ Politics, CQ Today, and CQ Weekly. She is a graduate of Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH.

Featured Statements

Mitt Romney
stated on October 6, 2007:

"Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto."

By David Baumann • November 7, 2007
John McCain
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:

"Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum."

By Sasha Bartolf • October 19, 2007
Chris Dodd
stated on October 3, 2007:

"With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."

By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2007:

"With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program."

By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
John McCain
stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.:

"Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'"

By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
Duncan Hunter
stated on August 5, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa:

"This (SCHIP) is socialized medicine. It is going to go to families that make $60,000 a year. Those aren't poor children."

By Sasha Bartolf • October 15, 2007
Mitt Romney
stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.:

"The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes."

By David Baumann • September 21, 2007
Mitt Romney
stated on September 26, 2007 in a television ad.:

"Took on the Olympics and turned them around"

By David Baumann • September 18, 2007
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.:

English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language."

By David DeCamp • September 11, 2007
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.:

"During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success."

By David Baumann • September 9, 2007