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Alan Grayson was initially elected to Congress in 2008, then defeated for re-election in 2010. He was elected again to Congress from a different district in 2012. He lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016.

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Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board:

Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."

By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016
Alan Grayson
stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting:

The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 14, 2016
Alan Grayson
stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview with CBS4:

Says Patrick Murphy "switched his vote on All Aboard Florida ... because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful."

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2016
Alan Grayson
stated on May 11, 2016 in a fundraising email:

Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee.

By Joshua Gillin • May 16, 2016
Alan Grayson
stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:

"There's only three countries in the entire world where there's no paid vacation by law, we happen to be one of them."

By Joshua Gillin • May 3, 2016

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 21, 2012 in TV commercial:

"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."

By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 8, 2012 in attack ad for TV:

"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."

By Katie Sanders • May 18, 2012
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 26, 2010 in a press release:

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson "compared a former vice president to a vampire ... and compared America's health care system to the Holocaust."

By Aaron Sharockman • March 2, 2010

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