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Senate Democrats
stated on May 23, 2018 a tweet:

"El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2018

Jacky Rosen
stated on May 10, 2018 a Rosen campaign press release:

Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain."

By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address:

"We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 4, 2017 a tweet:

"Gas prices are the lowest in the U.S. in over ten years!"

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias • July 6, 2017

Scott Pruitt
stated on June 4, 2017 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2017

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 27, 2017 an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh:

The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America."

By Dan Clark • April 16, 2017

Rex Tillerson
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing:

"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.

By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2017

ClearPath Action Fund
stated on September 28, 2016 a campaign ad:

Says "Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed."

By Nadia Pflaum • October 10, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."

By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate:

"I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.

By Lauren Carroll • September 27, 2016

Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on September 12, 2016 a campaign mailer:

Says "Patrick Murphy’s ‘Pay More’ energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!"

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2016 a speech on energy policy:

In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles."

By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on April 22, 2016 a news release:

The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program."

By Tom Kertscher • April 29, 2016

Roy Blunt
stated on January 15, 2016 a news release:

"The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work"

By Mary McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 30, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air."

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2015

Robert Henneke
stated on June 23, 2015 an oped column:

"Obama’s Clean Power Plan ... eliminates coal-fired power plants."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 24, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on May 7, 2015 a visit to Deerfield, NH:

"The entirety of North America -- Canada, the United States and Mexico -- there's more known reserves in those three countries than in Russia and Saudi Arabia."

By Clay Wirestone • June 5, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on January 13, 2015 a meme on social media:

Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2015

Chris Coons
stated on January 11, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."

By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2015

Patrick Lynch
stated on November 24, 2014 a newspaper commentary:

Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 2, 2015

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