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Bernie Sanders
stated on February 3, 2016 a campaign ad

Says he was endorsed by the Valley News newspaper.

By Clay Wirestone • February 4, 2016

Jeb Bush
stated on January 21, 2016 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor

"90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States."

By Clay Wirestone • February 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on December 8, 2015 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor

"We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."

By Nick Reid • January 29, 2016

Ann McLane Kuster
stated on December 3, 2015 an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio

Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not "pause" the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.

By Clay Wirestone • December 19, 2015

Jennifer Horn
stated on October 21, 2015 a memo

In 2008, Maggie Hassan voted against legislation to "prevent sanctuary cities in New Hampshire."

By Allie Morris • November 25, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on November 17, 2015 a campaign stop in Concord, N.H.

"The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work."

By Nick Reid • November 20, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on October 14, 2015 a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.

"If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."

By Nick Reid • October 30, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on September 30, 2015 a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H

Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated."

By Clay Wirestone • October 5, 2015

Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 11, 2015 TV ad

Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million."

By Clay Wirestone • August 27, 2015

Chris Christie
stated on August 6, 2015 comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland

"I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."

By Nick Reid • August 7, 2015

Kelly Ayotte
stated on July 1, 2015 a town hall meeting in Colebrook, N.H.

The federal deficit would pay for 40 gallons of "New Hampshire maple syrup" for everyone in the United States.

By Clay Wirestone • July 22, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 7, 2015 an interview with CNN

Despite keeping distance from national media interviewers, "I did local press all along, the last three months."

By Casey McDermott • July 15, 2015

Maggie Hassan
stated on June 16, 2015 her State of the State speech in Nashua

Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid.

By Clay Wirestone • July 2, 2015

Impact America Action
stated on June 8, 2015 an ad

As governor, Maggie Hassan first proposed a $1 billion spending increase.

By Clay Wirestone • June 25, 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

Jeb Bush
stated on April 17, 2015 a speech at Politics and Eggs

"On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country."

By Clay Wirestone • May 8, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on April 6, 2015 a speech in Manchester N.H.

"We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation."

By Nick Reid • April 30, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on April 18, 2015 a speech in Nashua, N.H.

"Hillary Clinton’s State Department sent three comedians to India on the ‘Make Chai, Not War’ tour."

By Allie Morris • April 24, 2015

Evan Bayh
stated on April 2, 2015 an interview in Concord, N.H.

"The fastest-growing part of the Pentagon’s budget are health care expenses."

By Clay Wirestone • April 21, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on April 8, 2015 a town hall meeting in Milford, NH

"The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die."

By Nick Reid • April 10, 2015

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