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Gwen Moore
stated on May 4, 2017 a news release

"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."

May 9, 2017

Bloggers
stated on May 4, 2017 blog headlines

Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition.

By Lauren Carroll • May 5, 2017

Eric Greitens
stated on September 29, 2016 a press release

Says Chris Koster "fell silent" as attorney general in pursuing a case against a free classified service accused of promoting prostitution after accepting "over $12,000 in campaign contributions' from people affiliated with the service."

By Natalia Alamdari • November 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate

Says Hillary Clinton "viciously" attacked women abused by Bill Clinton.

By Jon Greenberg • October 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa

"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."

By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016

Tina Rosenberg
stated on June 14, 2016 an article

In Liberia, "a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read."

By Kate Wilkinson • August 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a video shown at the Democratic convention

Says when an interviewer asked Donald Trump if he treats women with respect, Trump replied, "I can't say that."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 27, 2016

Sharon Day
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office.

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • July 20, 2016

Rebuilding America Now
stated on June 23, 2016 an advertisement against Hillary Clinton

Says Hillary Clinton "savaged" the dignity of people who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or assault "and shamed them."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 6, 2016

Jim Kenney
stated on June 23, 2016 remarks at the Better Bike Share conference

My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise."

By Cassie Owens • June 24, 2016

The Other 98%
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook image

"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."

By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2016

LGBT Progress
stated on March 23, 2016 a tweet

North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.

By Will Doran • April 1, 2016

Sheila Jackson Lee
stated on December 18, 2015 remarks inserted into the Congressional Record

"Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%."

By Fauzeya Rahman • February 1, 2016

Wendy Davis
stated on September 21, 2015 an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”

After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs."

By Andy East • November 24, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on September 22, 2015 an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File"

There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."

By Lauren Carroll • September 25, 2015

Greg Abbott
stated on August 25, 2015 a tweet

"After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 15, 2015 an interview

If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."

July 22, 2015

Ultraviolet
stated on June 30, 2015 a Facebook meme

Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."

By Keely Herring • July 13, 2015

NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on June 18, 2015 a TV ad

Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'"

June 24, 2015

Sean Hannity
stated on May 14, 2015 a panel discussion

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "actually paid female staffers a lot less than men."

By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2015

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