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League of Conservation Voters
stated on September 1, 2015 in a television ad:

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters."

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By James B. Nelson • October 9, 2015

Mark Pocan
stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview:

Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."

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By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2015

Georgia Craft Brewers Guild
stated on March 9, 2015 in a statement:

Georgia is one of only five states where breweries can’t sell you a pint of beer to drink on premise or sell you a six-pack to go.

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By Nancy Badertscher • March 11, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech:

Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."

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By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2014

Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 in an interview on WLNE's "On the Record":

"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on September 9, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says Rick Scott "thinks employers should be able to deny women coverage for birth control."

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By Amy Sherman • September 11, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on August 11, 2014 in a news article:

Wisconsin is "38th in the country in terms of proficiency standards" in student testing.

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By Tom Kertscher • August 22, 2014

Elizabeth Warren
stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour":

"Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail."

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By Steve Contorno • May 22, 2014

Linda Finn
stated on March 18, 2014 in a speech during a rally at the Rhode Island state house:

"By a two-to-one margin, Rhode Islanders want to ban assault weapons and we have a very small percentage of gun owners in this state, less than 13 percent."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2014

James Langevin
stated on December 3, 2013 in a news release:

Passing a federal firearms "background check through the NICS database . . . typically takes 90 seconds."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 8, 2013

Allan Fung
stated on November 4, 2013 in a campaign speech:

"We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 10, 2013

Sondy Pope
stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview:

Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all."

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By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2013

Gary Kelly
stated on February 1, 2013 in a column:

"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."

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By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on February 13, 2013 in a speech:

Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks "are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions."

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By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2013

Stephen King
stated on January 25, 2013 in a Kindle Single essay, 'Guns':

Says since Australia passed tough gun laws, "homicides by firearm have declined almost 60 percent."

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By Becky Bowers • January 31, 2013

Christopher Plante
stated on January 13, 2013 in an interview:

"The governor does not have any power to veto a referendum [on same-sex marriage] that would be a constitutional amendment."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 23, 2013

Pardeep Kaleka
stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video:

"Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."

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By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2013

Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in a debate:

Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government.

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 28, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview:

Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all."

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By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2012

Connie Mack
stated on August 11, 2012 in remarks:

"A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."

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By Brittany Alana Davis • August 21, 2012

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