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dicho el Noviembre 3, 2011 en a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.:

The United States is no longer "top nation in the globe on infrastructure," having fallen to 15th.

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Por Tom Humphrey Enero 25, 2012

Steve Cohen pushes Democratic claim that U.S. has fallen behind on infrastructure

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Building America’s Future Education Fund report, "Falling Apart and Falling Behind," Aug. 8, 2011

World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012,May, 2011

President Barack Obama, 2012 "State of the Union" speech, Jan. 25, 2012.

YouTube, Rep. Steve Cohen’s remarks, Nov. 3, 2011

Tennessee Republican Party

dicho el Octubre 11, 2012 en a mailer sent for a state legislative campaign.:

Says House Democrats "voted to use your tax dollars for abortions" by voting against bill defunding Planned Parenthood.

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dicho el Septiembre 29, 2012 en a story in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle:

"All legislative mail, from the content to the timing, is approved by the speaker's office."

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dicho el Septiembre 2, 2012 en in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.:

Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect.

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Tennessee Democratic Party

dicho el Agosto 17, 2012 en Tennessee Democratic Party press release sent via email in a version specifically cri:

The "Health Care Compact bill would end Medicare's guaranteed benefit for Tennessee's Medicare recipients and shift management of the federal health care plan to the state's TennCare program."

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dicho el Agosto 18, 2012 en in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press:

"We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

dicho el Julio 11, 2012 en Campaign news release:

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Scott DesJarlais's (TN-04) Republican Majority."

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dicho el Junio 23, 2012 en an email to constituents:

"If you have ever visited Nashville or Washington D.C. you will see MANY names and initials carved into ... desks."

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dicho el Junio 2, 2012 en rally for coal miners:

"(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."

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dicho el Mayo 7, 2012 en an interview about WTVF-TV’s “ghost voting” story.:

Says in U.S. Congress, members "don’t even have to be on the floor for debates or votes."

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dicho el Abril 20, 2012 en a speech to Carter County Republican Party:

"Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country."

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dicho el Marzo 29, 2012 en a debate on the state House floor.:

Says abortion doctors are "flying into this state, performing abortions and flying out."

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The Tax Foundation

dicho el Marzo 5, 2012 en a map published on its blog.:

Says Tennessee has some of the lowest beer excise tax rates in the country.

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dicho el Febrero 1, 2012 en a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting:

Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."

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Gerald McCormick

dicho el Enero 19, 2012 en House floor debate over amending the state constitution to prohibit an income tax.:

The state constitution "clearly says there’s not to be a state income tax in Tennessee."

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dicho el Noviembre 3, 2011 en a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.:

The United States is no longer "top nation in the globe on infrastructure," having fallen to 15th.

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dicho el Agosto 27, 2024 en an Instagram post:

California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places.

Por Sofia Ahmed • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 29, 2024 en X posts:

President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.”

Por Loreben Tuquero • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 16, 2024 en a video:

Video shows “Kamala Harris describing how she can ruin lives with the 'swipe of a pen.’"

Por Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 25, 2024 en a post:

Kamala Harris’ “plan to tax unrecognized Capital Gains mean(s) if your house goes up in value you will have to pay that Tax Even if you don’t sell your House!”

Por Sara Swann • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 25, 2024 en a Facebook post:

“There’s no such thing as menopause.”

Por Madison Czopek • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 27, 2024 en an Instagram post:

“Hollywood actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’”

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Kamala Harris
dicho el Agosto 22, 2024 en her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."

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dicho el Agosto 27, 2024 en a Facebook post:

“Kurt Russell forms a new non-woke actors alliance with Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen.”

Por Ciara O'Rourke • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 23, 2024 en an X post:

Photo of former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt was generated by artificial intelligence.

Por Ciara O'Rourke • Agosto 30, 2024
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dicho el Agosto 28, 2024 en an X post:

C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.”

Por Ciara O'Rourke • Agosto 30, 2024

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