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Bachmann has voted in support of $133.5 billion dollars in foreign aid thus far(Congressional Research Service). This included $6.6 billion in aid to Egypt, $159 million in aid to China, and another $6 million in aid to Libya. (U.S. State Department, Congressional Budget Justifications for Foreign Operations, FY2010 and FY2011)
 
Pawlenty supported health insurance mandates before it was unpopular in the GOP.
“We’ll be looking, like we do in automobile insurance, to require people who have the resources and the means to have [health] insurance.” – former Governor Pawlenty in May 2006 (Ronald Kessler, NewsMax, June 8, 2011)

Running for president? Drop support for universal coverage.
“But to some health care experts…Pawlenty's critique of Obamacare is a tale of two governors: From one who embraced the goal of universal coverage to one more focused on budgets, costs and what he calls ‘timeless conservative principles.’” (Kevin Diaz, Star Tribune, August 6, 2011)
 
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