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Common Sense Kids Action
Common Sense Kids Action
stated on September 21, 2015 a press release
"California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state."
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By Chris Nichols • December 4, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate
Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."  
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November 12, 2015
Dino Baccari
Dino Baccari
stated on April 16, 2015 testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.
A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 3, 2015
Rose Mary Grant
Rose Mary Grant
stated on March 29, 2015 a Providence Journal commentary.
Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country."
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By Mark Reynolds • April 30, 2015
Ken Plum
Ken Plum
stated on March 12, 2015
"We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison."
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By Sean Gorman • March 23, 2015
Susan Pitman
Susan Pitman
stated on March 16, 2015 a state Senate committee hearing
The state of Florida has seen "double-digit drops" in alcohol use among teens.
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By Joshua Gillin • March 18, 2015
Erika Sanzi
Erika Sanzi
stated on March 5, 2015 a newspaper commentary
"Of the 10,000 Rhode Island children in charter school lotteries for the fall, more than 70 percent are poor .... In addition, a majority of them are students of color."
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By Katie Mulvaney • March 15, 2015
Nationwide
Nationwide
stated on February 1, 2015 an ad during the Super Bowl
"The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents."
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By Steve Contorno • February 2, 2015
Claire Suggs
Claire Suggs
stated on January 9, 2015 at Media Symposium
The state covered a smaller percentage of the cost of K-12 education in 2013 than it did in 2002.
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By Nancy Badertscher • January 20, 2015
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 19, 2014 a list of talking points
Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2015
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 28, 2014 a TV ad
"Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 7, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on August 11, 2014 a news article
Wisconsin is "38th in the country in terms of proficiency standards" in student testing.
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August 22, 2014
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on July 29, 2014 comments on CNN
Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006."
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By Derek Tsang • July 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families
"In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on May 6, 2014 a forum
The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning."
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May 28, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2014 a tweet
"Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on December 12, 2013 as quoted during a school visit
Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech
Marriage "decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2014
Sondy Pope
Sondy Pope
stated on October 3, 2013 a radio interview
Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all."
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October 24, 2013
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on September 12, 2013 a "Tampa Tribune" blog
In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 20, 2013
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