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Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 27, 2018 a fundraising conference call with supporters:
"In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on July 9, 2018 a campaign website:
Says "Claire McCaskill voted for 100 percent of President Obama’s judicial nominees."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2018
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on June 26, 2018 a speech:
Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
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By Paul Specht • July 9, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad:
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
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By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 28, 2018 a Fox News debate:
Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
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By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 21, 2018 an ad:
Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast."
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By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on June 22, 2018 a tweet:
"Pat Morrisey joined a federal lawsuit to allow insurance companies to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2018
Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer
stated on June 19, 2018 in an interview:
"Most (immigrants) do show up in court."
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By John Kruzel • June 26, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 21, 2018 an interview:
Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."  
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By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2018 speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration:
"There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years."
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By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2018
Jim Spencer
Jim Spencer
stated on June 18, 2018 a news blog post:
Says May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average.
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2018
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 9, 2018 a headline:
"Trump approval rating better than Obama and Reagan at same point in their presidencies."
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By Amy Sherman • June 18, 2018
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview:
Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
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By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 7, 2018 an online survey:
"After Texas cut" its "two-year family planning budget by $73 million, one in four clinics closed their doors."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 14, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 8, 2018 a tweet:
"Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
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By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2018 a tweet:
"101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 2, 2018 an interview:
Says that under Scott Walker, on a percentage basis, Wisconsin is "spending twice as much on debt service for just basic road repair and maintenance" than before he took office.  
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By Tom Kertscher • June 11, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on June 20, 2018 a debate:
Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced."  
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By Allison Graves • June 9, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 14, 2018 a headline:
"National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days"
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By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on April 16, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says that "when federal bureaucrats wanted to prohibit the use of wooden cheese boards, which help make tens of millions of pounds of cheese a year" she "stepped in, helped eliminate the regulations."
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By D.L. Davis • June 7, 2018
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