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Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on March 6, 2017 a press conference in Texas
Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."
True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 1, 2017 remarks at a student rally for the Orthodox Union
"I’ve given the religious schools in my budget more money than ever before in history."
True
By Dan Clark • March 6, 2017
Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan
stated on March 1, 2017 a press conference
"Just last year, over 5,000 refugees came to New York state, and 94 percent settled outside of New York City."
True
By Dan Clark • March 4, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 24, 2017 a letter
During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization."
True
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 15, 2017 an interview with Willie Geist
"You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise."
True
By Marc Filippino • February 23, 2017
Bono
Bono
stated on February 17, 2017 a speech at the Munich Security Conference
"For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 22, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on December 31, 2016 an op-ed in the (Springfield) State Journal-Register
The status quo led the General Assembly to reduce pension payments four straight years starting in 2005, costing billions of dollars as the delay in contributions essentially borrowed from pension funds at a very high interest rate.
True
By Madeleine Doubek • February 17, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on February 7, 2017 remarks at a rally at Buffalo State College
New York state subsidizes private colleges "probably more than any other state except maybe one."
True
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2017
Byron Brown
Byron Brown
stated on January 30, 2017 a state budget hearing on local governments
Graduation rates in Buffalo’s school district, which were "around 48 percent are now up to 64 percent" since Say Yes Buffalo launched.
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By Dan Clark • February 10, 2017
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on February 2, 2017 a Senate floor speech
Says ExxonMobil "fought to kill" a rule requiring oil and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments.
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 1, 2017 a tweet
"Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2017
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on January 29, 2017 a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview
"About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old."
True
By Miriam Valverde • February 2, 2017
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on January 18, 2017 a senate confirmation hearing
"All of our taxpayers are paying roughly 22% of the U.N. budget."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 1, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 24, 2017 a State of the State Address
Twenty-seven percent of Californians, almost 11 million, "were born in a foreign land."
True
By Chris Nichols • January 24, 2017
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on January 10, 2017 a press conference
"The exodus of citizens from New York State has been growing."
True
By Dan Clark • January 20, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
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By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 13, 2017 a letter
The uninsured rate in California reached "a historic low of 7.4 percent in 2016."
True
By Chris Nichols • January 19, 2017
Mike Fortner
Mike Fortner
stated on November 25, 2016 a op-ed for The State Journal-Register in Springfield
"House Bill 6627 also requires the applicant to attest to their eligibility to vote, as is required by the National Voter Registration Act and used by all other states that have (automatic voter registration)."
True
By Kevin Hoffman • January 17, 2017
Luke Messer
Luke Messer
stated on January 5, 2017 a CNN story
"By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border."
True
By Miriam Valverde • January 17, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 5, 2017 a tweet
The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."
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January 17, 2017
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