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Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work"
"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
stated on April 25, 2017 a radio ad
Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 3, 2017
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on January 30, 2017 an interview
"Eleven individuals who make over $30 million each got $22 million credit" from Wisconsin's manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.
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February 17, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 16, 2016 an interview
Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."
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December 30, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2016 a statement
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.  
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September 28, 2016
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
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By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
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By Lauren Carroll • July 26, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland
"Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 24, 2016 an advertisement
"In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 26, 2016
William Barber
William Barber
stated on April 22, 2016 a speech announcing the Moral Monday march
"80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage"
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By Will Doran • April 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 24, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
In the 2014 election, "80 percent of poor people did not vote."
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By Linda Qiu • April 24, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 a Democratic debate in New York
"When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 20, 2016 a Hillary for America ad
"Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
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By Jason Noble, Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2016
Todd Richardson
Todd Richardson
stated on January 10, 2016 comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics"
Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century."
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By Katie Moeller • February 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 21, 2016 a Hillary for America campaign ad
"On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO."
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By Riley Snyder • February 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 24, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press."
Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. 
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • January 26, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 12, 2016 the Republican response to the State of the Union address
The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 14, 2015 a speech.
"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
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By Sean Gorman • September 21, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 1, 2015 a speech
"The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mostly True
July 29, 2015
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