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Andrew Yang
stated on December 20, 2019 a Democratic presidential primary debate

"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later."

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By Bill McCarthy • December 20, 2019

Marco Rubio
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas

Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before."

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By Lauren Carroll • December 16, 2015

Rush Holt
stated on August 5, 2013 a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad

"We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."

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By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2013

Sean Duffy
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."

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July 29, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on March 31, 2012 a speech

Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters."

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April 15, 2012