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Donald Trump
stated on May 30, 2018 in a tweet:

Rep. Dan Donovan "voted for Tax Cuts"

Mostly True

By Dan Clark • June 4, 2018

Christine Quinn
stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention:

New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."

Mostly False

By Dan Clark • May 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet:

"Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal"

True

By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018

Edward Cox
stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom:

Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County

Half-True

By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018

Hakeem Jeffries
stated on April 29, 2018 in an interview on CNN:

President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid"

False

By Dan Clark • May 4, 2018

Chele Farley
stated on April 23, 2018 in an interview on Capital Tonight:

"Kirsten Gillibrand has put forward 331 bills since she's been in Congress. Do you know how many of them have been passed into law? Zero!"

Half-True

By Dan Clark • May 4, 2018

James Tedisco
stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post :

After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure."

True

By Dan Clark • April 26, 2018

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on April 20, 2018 in a tweet:

"Black and Latino people in NYC are arrested at TEN times the rate of white people for virtually the same rate of marijuana usage."

True

By Dan Clark • April 25, 2018

Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 11, 2018 in a conversation with reporters:

"I think we're actually ahead" on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New York state.

False

By Dan Clark • April 17, 2018

Marc Molinaro
stated on April 2, 2018 in a conversation with reporters:

New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation"

True

By Dan Clark • April 12, 2018

Brian Kolb
stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget:

This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"

False

By Dan Clark • April 9, 2018

Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 26, 2018 in a press conference:

Four years after Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised universal pre-K, "79 percent of 4-year olds outside New York City lack full-day pre-K."

Mostly True

By Dan Clark • March 30, 2018

Tom King
stated on March 26, 2018 in a radio interview:

A bill in Congress "will ban all semi-automatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. So, yes, they are coming to take away our guns."

Pants on Fire!

By Dan Clark • March 29, 2018

Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 12, 2018 in a press conference:

"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."

False

By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018

Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor:

"Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."

Mostly False

By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018

Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 22, 2018 in a Buffalo News article:

"In one day of fundraising I received more small donor (contributions) than Andrew Cuomo received in seven years."

True

By Dan Clark • March 22, 2018

Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 13, 2018 in remarks at a rally:

"Half of the American women who are murdered are killed by their intimate partners."

True

By Dan Clark • March 16, 2018

John Faso
stated on February 27, 2018 in an interview on C-SPAN:

"The vast majority of crime that is gun related is committed by people who illegally are possessing that firearm."

Mostly True

By Dan Clark • March 12, 2018

Chris Collins
stated on February 27, 2018 in a tweet:

"Because of #TaxReform, 4 million American workers have received raises and bonuses, and 90% of Americans are seeing bigger paychecks this month."

Mostly True

By Dan Clark • March 9, 2018

Joel Giambra
stated on February 10, 2018 in a Republican debate for governor:

"I'm the only candidate on this stage who has actually cut taxes."

False

By Dan Clark • February 28, 2018

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