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Chris Murphy
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter:

"Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."

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By John Kruzel • May 16, 2017

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech at a candidates forum:

"When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."

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By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2017

Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work":

"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."

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By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel
stated on May 1, 2017 a monologue on his show:

"President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."

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By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2017

Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
stated on April 25, 2017 a radio ad:

Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid."

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By Dave Umhoefer • May 3, 2017

Tariq El-Shabazz
stated on April 28, 2017 In a statement responding to a news article:

"In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death."

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By Mark Dent • May 2, 2017

Matt Damon
stated on April 20, 2017 a discussion with the president of the World Bank:

Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."

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By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2017

Tom McClintock
stated on April 28, 2017 a radio interview:

"President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."

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By Chris Nichols • May 1, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 28, 2017 the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting:

"For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."

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By Lauren Carroll • April 28, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet:

"The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."

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By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2017

Jeff Flake
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet:

"Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion."

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By Miriam Valverde • April 28, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 an interview:

In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."

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By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2017

Charlie Geren
stated on April 11, 2017 a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas:

Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.

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By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2017

Jon Ossoff
stated on March 30, 2017 a campaign ad:

In the federal government, "there’s $16 billion in duplicate programs" that can be cut.

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By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017

Sean Spicer
stated on April 25, 2017 the daily White House press briefing:

Trump has "worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Truman."

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By Lauren Carroll • April 27, 2017

Mike Crute
stated on April 19, 2017 a radio show:

Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."

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By Tom Kertscher • April 27, 2017

Center for American Progress
stated on April 25, 2017 a tweet:

"Trump's Cabinet is more white and more male than any first Cabinet since President Ronald Reagan’s."

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By Allison Graves • April 26, 2017

Brad Schneider
stated on April 20, 2017 an op-ed:

"More than 260,000 Americans are employed by the domestic solar industry — three times as many workers as employed by the entire coal mining industry."

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By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2017

Richard Burr
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Youngsville, NC:

"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."

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By Will Doran • April 24, 2017

Jackie Speier
stated on April 13, 2017 an interview:

Says President Donald Trump as a candidate mentioned WikiLeaks "over 160 times in speeches" in the last month of the campaign.

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By Gabrielle Healy • April 21, 2017

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