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Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2022 a campaign ad

Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals."

By Yacob Reyes • July 22, 2022

Tulsi Gabbard
stated on April 8, 2019 a tweet

Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli."

By Miriam Valverde • April 16, 2019

Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate

California "is hemorrhaging population."

By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018

Fox News Channel
stated on August 19, 2018 California

"California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water."

By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2018

Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 2, 2018 a cable interview

Says "political interference" from Scott Walker’s administration has led to "gagging (DNR) scientists so they can no longer comment on proposed legislation" and "we’re letting polluters write their own permits."

By Anna Groves • July 27, 2018

Leah Vukmir
stated on June 1, 2018 a tweet

Tammy Baldwin "opposed displaying the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the National Anthem in our classrooms."

By Diana Dombrowski • July 20, 2018

Matt Flynn
stated on June 13, 2018 news release

"Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws."

By D.L. Davis • July 11, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech

"Instead of two for one, we have cut 22 burdensome regulations for everyone new rule."

By Manuela Tobias • February 2, 2018

Robert Pittenger
stated on May 2, 2017 a written statement

Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."

By Will Doran • May 4, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 a speech

"In many instances, (people's) health care costs are more than their mortgage costs or their rent, which, by the way, is a first in American history."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 2, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on October 25, 2016 a radio ad

Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem.

October 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa

"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."

By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 21, 2016 a "Good Morning America" town hall

Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."

By Lauren Carroll • April 26, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 30, 2016 a CNN town hall in Milwaukee

"The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations."

By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2016

Ben Carson
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate

"Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building."

By Lauren Carroll, Sean Gorman • January 29, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on October 16, 2015 prepared remarks in a written speech

To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle."

By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on March 17, 2015 a news release.

"Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."

By Sean Gorman • March 30, 2015

Greg Abbott
stated on September 19, 2014 a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.

A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 30, 2014

Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 a newspaper editorial

"In states where beer is unregulated, the per capita production is significantly higher."

By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014

Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 a newspaper editorial

"Higher beer production and higher consumption go hand-in-hand."

By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014

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