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Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on February 21, 2018 a tweet
"The impending work stoppage is unlawful."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on February 10, 2018 opening remarks at a Republican gubernatorial debate
About New York state: "We have the highest debt per capita."
True
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on January 19, 2018 an interview
Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases."  
True
February 16, 2018
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on February 7, 2018 campaign website
In Georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high speed internet."
True
By Miriam Valverde • February 12, 2018
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 15, 2018 a public forum
"The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times."  
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By D.L. Davis • February 9, 2018
Chris Kennedy
Chris Kennedy
stated on January 16, 2018 an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times
"There was no requirement to put in affordable housing."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 6, 2018
USA Trainnews
USA Trainnews
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
"Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
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By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
stated on January 23, 2018 a press conference
"New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation."
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By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh
stated on January 17, 2018 a press conference
"New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America."
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By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Robert Mujica
Robert Mujica
stated on January 18, 2018 a radio interview
"70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
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By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address
"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Ronald Brownstein
Ronald Brownstein
stated on January 23, 2018 a CNN interview
"They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up."
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By Miriam Valverde • January 26, 2018
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 25, 2018 a State of the State Address
California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."
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By Chris Nichols • January 25, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 18, 2018 a press conference
Reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program "for six years saves $1 billion" and doing it for 10 years saves $6 billion.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2018
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on January 3, 2018 a tweet
"When we say ‘one vote matters,’ it’s not just a saying – it has proven true 141 times in #Ohio over the last five years."
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By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2018
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on January 17, 2018 the U.S. Senate
Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."
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By John Kruzel • January 22, 2018
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on January 3, 2018 a press conference
"The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years"
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By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Norm Eisen
Norm Eisen
stated on January 7, 2018 a tweet
The White House staff risks violating federal ethics rules if they participate in Donald Trump’s "fake news awards."
True
By John Kruzel • January 11, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2018 a tweet
The Dow Jones Industrial Average "jumped 1000 points in last 5 weeks, Record fastest 1000 point move in history."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2018
Daniel Biss
Daniel Biss
stated on November 27, 2017 a tweet
These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns.
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By Matt Dietrich • December 4, 2017
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