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Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 19, 2022 a speech
Herschel Walker “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.”
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By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 14, 2022 a debate
“Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”
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By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on April 5, 2022 a letter to President Joe Biden
“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2022
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on December 6, 2020 a debate
Says David Perdue “hasn't held a single public town hall meeting in six years” and “sells four meetings a year and a retreat on a private island for a $7,500 corporate PAC check.”
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December 11, 2020
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on January 26, 2018 campaign website
Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country."
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By Miriam Valverde • February 5, 2018
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
stated on January 2, 2018 her inaugural speech
"Atlanta is on its strongest financial footing in 40 years."  
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By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 8, 2017 a USA Today op-ed
"Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system."  
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By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2017
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on August 5, 2017 a statement sent to the Atlanta Journal Constitution
There are"thousands of Georgia workers that are misclassified as independent contractors," who lose benefits, including health care.  
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By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2017
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 23, 2017 an interview on Fox News
In economic growth, "Obama's best year was slower than Bill Clinton's worst year."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2017
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate
"In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood."
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By John Kruzel • June 7, 2017
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on March 30, 2017 a campaign ad
In the federal government, "there’s $16 billion in duplicate programs" that can be cut.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on November 30, 2016 a speech
"In the last five years only one out of 60 -- one out of 60 -- appropriations bills has been passed on time before the end of the fiscal year."
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By Ariella Phillips • December 21, 2016
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 9, 2016 education conference
"We have almost 68,000 Georgia students who are required by law to attend a chronically failing school."
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By Ariella Phillips • October 26, 2016
Allen Buckley
Allen Buckley
stated on July 13, 2016 a campaign statement
"U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!"
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By Jim Tharpe • August 10, 2016
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
stated on May 23, 2016 Facebook post.
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
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By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on November 17, 2015 press release
While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.  
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November 30, 2015
Tim Echols
Tim Echols
stated on October 26, 2015 an opinion piece in a trade magazine
"Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."
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By April Hunt • November 10, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on October 22, 2015 map
Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.
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By Nancy Badertscher • October 26, 2015
Elton John
Elton John
stated on October 13, 2015 CNN
HIV/AIDS is "dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South."
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By Nancy Badertscher • October 19, 2015
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