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William Devereaux
William Devereaux
stated on May 10, 2016 a legislative hearing
"You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it."  
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By Jacqueline Tempera • May 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 19, 2016 an interview on CNN
"We now do have evidence" that Donald Trump is being used as a recruiting tool for terrorists.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 20, 2016
Don Willett
Don Willett
stated on May 13, 2016 the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case
Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2016
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on May 11, 2016 a teleconference
Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers -- people earning multiple millions of dollars a year, on average --  would get more tax relief than the bottom 60 percent of taxpayers combined."
True
May 20, 2016
Mamie Locke
Mamie Locke
stated on May 8, 2016 an interview.
"The United States has a low voter turnout rate."
True
By Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2016 speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot
"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech
"For the first time in over 40 years, Republicans don’t hold a single statewide office" in Virginia.
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By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2016
Vernon Keenan
Vernon Keenan
stated on April 26, 2016 Newspaper interview
The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that."
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By Jim Tharpe • May 11, 2016
Joe Roman
Joe Roman
stated on April 25, 2016 a Plain Dealer article
Says $15-an-hour proposal in Cleveland is "the most aggressive minimum wage increase in the country."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • May 9, 2016
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on April 22, 2016 a speech.
Before April 22, "we have restored the rights of more than 18,000 individuals, which is more than the past seven governors combined in their four-year terms."
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By Warren Fiske • May 9, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on April 14, 2016 a tweet
"Closing the tobacco loophole would save Missouri taxpayers $50,000,000"
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By Andrew Kessel • May 6, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 comments on "Face the Nation"
"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016
Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
stated on April 20, 2016 a floor speech.
"In two years, Gov. McAuliffe has vetoed more bills that the previous three governors issued in each of their four-year terms."
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By Warren Fiske • May 2, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 28, 2016 an official announcement
North Carolina has "one of the fastest growing populations as well as the fastest growing economy in the country."
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By Will Doran • April 29, 2016
Katie McGinty
Katie McGinty
stated on April 28, 2016 a press release.
"Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes."
True
By Anna Orso • April 29, 2016
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate
Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.
True
By Joshua Gillin • April 26, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 25, 2016 remarks in Borden, Ind.
"I earned more votes in the state of Wisconsin than Donald Trump did in New York."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2016 In a statement to Philadelphia magazine
"A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia."
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By Mark Dent • April 25, 2016
Catherine Hanaway
Catherine Hanaway
stated on March 17, 2016 a debate
"As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases."
True
By Tyler Adkisson • April 25, 2016
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on April 8, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his "costly campaign."
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By Nadia Pflaum • April 19, 2016
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