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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices":
By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones.
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By Lauren Carroll • June 11, 2014
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
stated on April 15, 2014 in in a comment on Twitter:
Americans spend "6.1 billion hours a year" on tax preparation.
True
By Tim Ryan • April 15, 2014
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on April 6, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation."
True
By Steve Contorno • April 6, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on March 27, 2014 in a campaign email to supporters:
Says Sen. Mitch McConnell is "the No. 1 recipient of contributions from lobbyists this cycle."  
True
By Steve Contorno • March 27, 2014
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2014 in a Republican weekly address:
"The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2014
American Petroleum Institute
American Petroleum Institute
stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad:
Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."
True
By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2014
Larry Pressler
Larry Pressler
stated on February 28, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2014 in a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff:
"Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on March 2, 2014 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":
Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine."
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By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet:
Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels."
True
By Steve Contorno • February 28, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech:
"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address:
There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years."
True
By Julie Kliegman • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address:
During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on January 22, 2014 in an online statement:
In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined."
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By Julie Kliegman • January 24, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University:
"For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world."
True
By Julie Kliegman • January 17, 2014
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference:
"Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2014
Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling
stated on January 5, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Our economy still has three people looking for every job (opening)."
True
By Julie Kliegman • January 7, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech:
"By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
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By Julie Kliegman • December 5, 2013
Timothy Dolan
Timothy Dolan
stated on December 1, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 4, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release:
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
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By Julie Kliegman • November 27, 2013
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