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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 28, 2019 the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.:
"No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking."
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By Kit Norton • July 3, 2019
Kelly E. Hastings
Kelly E. Hastings
stated on June 30, 2019 On twitter:
Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence."
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By Elizabeth Thompson • July 3, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate:
Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." 
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By Chris Nichols, Stefanie Pousoulides • July 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 26, 2019 a tweet from the Trump campaign:
Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 21, 2019 a policy proposal to ban private prisons:
"Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call."  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2019
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on June 6, 2019 a tweet:
"If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads"
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By Mica Soellner • June 28, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 24, 2019 Press conference in Washington D.C.:
"Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college."
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By Kit Norton, Lola Duffort • June 26, 2019
Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
stated on June 11, 2019 radio interview.:
Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms."  
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By Warren Fiske • June 19, 2019
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’."
Mostly True
By Elizabeth Thompson • June 14, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 a campaign speech:
"In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on June 7, 2019 a tweet:
"Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country."
Mostly True
By Sophie Austin • June 13, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on May 28, 2019 a press release:
"It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions."
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By Amy Sherman • June 13, 2019
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 29, 2019 a radio interview.:
"The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking."
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By Warren Fiske • June 12, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2019 a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention:
President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2019
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on May 30, 2019 a CNN town hall:
"The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is real and we need to do something about it."
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By Sophie Austin • June 6, 2019
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on June 1, 2019 an Instagram post:
"The majority of Americans across ALL parties favor these nondiscrimination policies for LGBTQ people (liberals at 81%, moderates at 76% and conservatives at 55%)."
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By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 28, 2019 a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.:
"The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." 
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By Shefali Luthra • June 5, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 29, 2019 a tweet:
Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • May 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 an immigration speech:
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Scott Neitzel
Scott Neitzel
stated on May 12, 2019 a TV interview:
The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."
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By D.L. Davis • May 22, 2019
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