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David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate:
Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.
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By Joshua Gillin • April 26, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on March 16, 2016 a tweet:
"Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2016
Right to Rise
Right to Rise
stated on March 1, 2016 a television ad.:
Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 8, 2016
Stephanie Schriock
Stephanie Schriock
stated on February 1, 2016 as quoted by the Texas Tribune:
"Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."
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By Emma Hinchliffe • February 29, 2016
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
stated on February 15, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball:
"There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 18, 2016
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on January 20, 2016 a letter:
"It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."  
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By Mark Reynolds • January 31, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 23, 2015 a blog post by the Texas Tribune:
Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
True
By Filipa Ioannou • November 15, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 31, 2015 a campaign email:
"‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
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By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2015
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
"There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
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By Lauren Carroll • September 29, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on May 18, 2015 U.S. Senate:
"This March, for the first time in human history, the monthly average carbon dioxide in our atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The range had been 170-300 parts per million for hundreds of thousands of years."  
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By Mark Reynolds • June 21, 2015
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on June 5, 2015 press conference:
Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
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By Nancy Badertscher • June 15, 2015
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Institute for Women's Policy Research
stated on May 20, 2015 a new report:
Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
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By Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2015
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on January 26, 2015 oped commentary:
The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 18, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on November 25, 2014 remarks at the National Press Club:
In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate."
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By Lauren Carroll • December 4, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2014 a meme on social media:
Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014.
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By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2014
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on September 7, 2014 an interview for "Inside Texas Politics" on WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas:
My office sends federal "money back every year."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 5, 2014 a speech in Iowa:
"It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open."
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By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 29, 2014 a fundraising letter:
"The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2014
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 24, 2014 an interview with the McAllen Monitor:
With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on March 27, 2014 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
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