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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 19, 2019 an interview on CBS This Morning:
"In Canada, for a number of decades, they have provided quality care to all people without out-of-pocket expenses. You go in for cancer therapy, you don't take out your wallet."  
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By Jon Greenberg • February 22, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on February 12, 2019 a tweet:
GOP tax plan "is better for working, middle-class families" since "88% of the tax relief goes to those making $100,000 or less."
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By Eric Litke • February 22, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 22, 2019 a tweet:
"Thanks to successful federal, state, and local efforts, preliminary statistics show opioid overdose deaths are down 8.5% in West Virginia."
Half-True
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • February 22, 2019
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on February 14, 2019 an interview:
Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 21, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 18, 2019 a CNN town hall:
"Comprehensive immigration reform, the bill we had back in 2013 ... brought the debt down $158 billion."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2019
Chuck McGrady
Chuck McGrady
stated on February 13, 2019 a press conference:
Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • February 15, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 4, 2019 a Facebook post:
"By rubber-stamping the Bayer-Monsanto merger, the Justice Department is handing control over one quarter of the world's seeds and pesticides market to one ginormous agribusiness."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 30, 2019 a Facebook post:
Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans."  
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2019
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on February 5, 2019 a statement to the press:
"In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2019 a State of the Union Address:
San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on February 5, 2019 an interview on MSNBC:
"70 percent of Americans believe in improved and expanded Medicare for All."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 6, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 28, 2019 remarks in Fort Lauderdale:
"There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 4, 2019
José Oliva
José Oliva
stated on January 30, 2019 AP legislative day in Tallahassee:
Health care is the "No. 1 reason for bankruptcy."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 19, 2019 a speech:
"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • January 25, 2019
Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell
stated on January 23, 2019 a tweet:
"7 million more Americans are uninsured now than when President Trump was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2019
Matthew Rothschild
Matthew Rothschild
stated on January 3, 2019 a radio interview:
The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. …  they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • January 24, 2019
Gery Chico
Gery Chico
stated on January 2, 2019 a campaign ad:
"As chairman of the City Colleges, I cut millions in waste and we cut property taxes."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 20, 2019
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on January 9, 2019 a tweet:
Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day"
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 17, 2019
Delaware Health and Social Services
Delaware Health and Social Services
stated on January 14, 2019 a flyer:
"March 2019 and on-going food benefits WILL NOT be available until further notice. Clients are encouraged to use their food benefits as soon as possible in case SNAP benefits are unavailable in March."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2019
Toni Preckwinkle
Toni Preckwinkle
stated on January 9, 2019 a TV ad:
Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 15, 2019
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