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Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson
stated on December 11, 2023 comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire
China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
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By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 15, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on October 12, 2023 a town hall in Exeter, N.H.
China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • November 1, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
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By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 5, 2021 Statement
The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.”
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By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2021
Beth Parlato
Beth Parlato
stated on May 7, 2020 a video in a tweet
Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.”
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By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • June 12, 2020
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
stated on February 25, 2020 an email update
“The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.”
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By Julia Garlich • April 24, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 27, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post
"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 a campaign speech
"In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
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June 14, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 14, 2018 an op-ed
The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them."
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By Mary Alice Truitt • December 3, 2018
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on December 31, 2017 an interview on Face the Nation
Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
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By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 24, 2018 a tweet
"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2018
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
stated on June 30, 2017 a tweet
"Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population."
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2017
Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future
stated on March 28, 2017 a tweet
"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers." 
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By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 a tweet
"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"
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By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017
George Takei
George Takei
stated on January 20, 2017 a Tweet
"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 23, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference at Trump Tower
The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through." 
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By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2017
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 a debate
"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
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February 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 22, 2015 a House hearing on Benghazi
Says John Kerry "is the first secretary of state to rely primarily on a government account."  
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By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2015 the second GOP primary debate
When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal."
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By Linda Qiu • September 21, 2015
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