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Stephen Colbert is the host of CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Previously, he worked for Comedy Central as host of The Colbert Report, and he also starred on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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Stephen Colbert
stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch:

Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2016
Stephen Colbert
stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show":

"People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices."

By Linda Qiu • February 17, 2016
Stephen Colbert
stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz:

Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations."

By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2015
Stephen Colbert
stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report:

"It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks."

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 23, 2010
Stephen Colbert
stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report":

John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Catharine Richert • April 14, 2010

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stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Kamala Harris wants the riots to continue and not let up, not now not even after the election.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2020

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