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Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook:
"We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War."
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By Douglas Soule • November 15, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 3, 2018 in a tweet:
West Virginia "has the highest overdose rate per capita of any state in our nation."
True
By Davis Versprille • November 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 10, 2018 in a rally:
Says China and Singapore impose the death penalty on drug dealers.
True
By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2018
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
stated on September 19, 2017 in an announcement:
Some states hit hardest by opioid deaths "have more opioid prescriptions than residents."
True
By Dan Clark • October 2, 2017
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on March 28, 2017 in a House hearing:
"Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 24, 2017 in a letter:
During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization."
True
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 5, 2017 in a tweet:
The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate:
"Heroin .. pours across our southern borders."  
True
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2016 in an interview on CNBC:
Heroin comes in the United States "from the southern border."
True
By Linda Qiu • September 13, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 in a Medium post:
"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016
Josh Shapiro
Josh Shapiro
stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website:
Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth.
True
By Anna Orso • August 11, 2016
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release :
"Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity." 
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By Kevin Hoffman • August 4, 2016
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on June 6, 2016 in an opinion piece:
"More people now die in Wisconsin from drug overdoses than car crashes."
True
By Cara Lombardo • July 8, 2016
William Devereaux
William Devereaux
stated on May 10, 2016 in a legislative hearing :
"You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it."  
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By Jacqueline Tempera • May 22, 2016
Vernon Keenan
Vernon Keenan
stated on April 26, 2016 in Newspaper interview :
The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that."
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By Jim Tharpe • May 11, 2016
Joe Pitts
Joe Pitts
stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post:
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing:
"We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • March 14, 2016
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."
True
By Sean Nelson • November 30, 2015
Mason Tvert
Mason Tvert
stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release:
"Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on."    
True
By Mark Reynolds • November 8, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post:
A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2015
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