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Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on March 2, 2020 in a TV interview:
The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing."
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By Bill McCarthy • March 4, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate:
“Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on February 5, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis voted to "take away" coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
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By Paul Specht • March 2, 2020
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:
“Three Chinese nationals were apprehended trying to cross our Southern border illegally. Each had flu-like symptoms. Border Patrol quickly quarantined them and assessed any threat of coronavirus.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 28, 2020
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet:
“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”
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By Madeline Heim • February 28, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes":
“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”
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By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 13, 2020 in a rally:
Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 in a story:
Says Melania Trump lied under oath in 2013 about graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Nevada:
Says Mike Bloomberg is “a candidate who in 2015 stated, and I quote: ‘I, for example, am not in favor, have never been in favor of raising the minimum wage.’”
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By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”
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By Tom Kertscher • February 17, 2020
Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky
stated on February 12, 2020 in committee hearing remarks:
“We’ve also seen in the time that he’s (Donald Trump) been president, an increase in carbon emissions going absolutely in the wrong way.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 16, 2020
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on February 4, 2020 in a speech:
“House Democrats have passed more than 275 bipartisan bills this Congress."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 12, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 21, 2020 in a tweet:
Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education."
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By Paul Specht • February 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 8, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 11, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 7, 2020 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.:
“Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2020
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting:
Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum:
“Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”
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By Haley BeMiller • February 7, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on December 10, 2019 in a tweet:
“Over the past two years, climate and weather disaster damage has cost the U.S. over $400 billion.”
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By Nusaiba Mizan • February 5, 2020
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial:
“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.
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By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on January 29, 2020 in a speech:
“Over the past year, Illinois has reduced its unemployment rate more than all of the top 20 most populated states in the nation — and more than our Midwestern peers.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 2, 2020
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