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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on August 10, 2016 a blog post on the NRCC website:
Tom Suozzi raised taxes "by hundreds of millions of dollars" as Nassau County executive.
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By Dan Clark • September 23, 2016
John Taylor
John Taylor
stated on September 13, 2016 In an interview with City & State PA:
"In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city."
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By Mark Dent • September 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 8, 2016 a rally in Cleveland:
"We spend more per student than almost any other major country in the world."
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By Nadia Pflaum • September 21, 2016
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 19, 2016 a debate:
"In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds."
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By Allison Graves • September 20, 2016
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on September 10, 2016 a Senate candidates debate:
Says that Republican Darryl Glenn has described Democrats as "evil" and has said he's "tired of hearing about Republicans reaching across the aisle."
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By Alan Gathright • September 19, 2016
Charley Wilkison
Charley Wilkison
stated on July 15, 2016 an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard:
"Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America."
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By Rye Druzin • September 19, 2016
Elaine Phillips
Elaine Phillips
stated on August 26, 2016 a post on Facebook:
In the past decade in New York State "more than 30 current and former state officeholders have been convicted, sanctioned or accused of wrongdoing — more than any other state."
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By Dan Clark • September 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech:
"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech:
"When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate." 
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By Sean Gorman • September 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 a Hillary for America television ad:
"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."
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By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia:
Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNBC:
Heroin comes in the United States "from the southern border."
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By Linda Qiu • September 13, 2016
AlternativePAC
AlternativePAC
stated on September 25, 2016 an online ad:
Says Dick Cheney "supported gay marriage sooner" than Hillary Clinton.
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By Alan Gathright • September 8, 2016
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad :
"As governor, Ted Strickland left only 89 cents in Ohio’s rainy day fund."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • September 8, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 23, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents.
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By Eric Litke • September 7, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 4, 2016
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats:
Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016
John Plumb
John Plumb
stated on August 29, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight.:
Tom Reed "has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form."
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By Dan Clark • September 2, 2016
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump:
Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016
James Woods
James Woods
stated on August 27, 2016 a tweet:
"The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016
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