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Renee Ellmers
stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL:

Because George Holding doesn’t live in the congressional district he’s running for, he "doesn’t experience the same things that we are all experiencing."

Mostly False

By Will Doran • June 3, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on May 16, 2016 in a tweet:

Says he never told anyone he hated the U.S. Senate.

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • June 3, 2016

Pete Gallego
stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release:

Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."

Half-True

By Filipa Ioannou • May 26, 2016

George Holding
stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL:

Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."

Half-True

By Will Doran • May 23, 2016

Colorado's Voice
stated on May 5, 2016 in a news release:

Says "Mike Coffman is with Trump."

Mostly False

By Alan Gathright • May 18, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview with CBS4:

Says Patrick Murphy "switched his vote on All Aboard Florida ... because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on May 11, 2016 in a fundraising email:

Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee.

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • May 16, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on April 12, 2016 in a press release:

"Kelly Ayotte has voted four times against the federal Paycheck Fairness Act."

Mostly True

By Clay Wirestone • April 29, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on April 8, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:

Kelly Ayotte "has voted to defund Planned Parenthood" six times.

Mostly True

By Allie Morris • April 29, 2016

David Jolly
stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:

Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.

True

By Joshua Gillin • April 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad:

"Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 20, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters:

Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."

False

By Amy Sherman • April 12, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website:

"After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2016

Mitch McConnell
stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday":

Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year."

False

By Lauren Carroll • March 22, 2016

Harry Reid
stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • March 20, 2016

Roy Zimmerman
stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video:

"Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 17, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on March 16, 2016 in 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
stated on March 1, 2016 in 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

Jon Keyser
stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum :

Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado."

False

By Alan Gathright • March 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint:

Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • March 7, 2016

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