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Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 3, 2017 an interview
"The son-in-law of the president met with Russian officials at the Trump Tower after having them come in the back door."
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March 8, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on December 8, 2016 an op-ed
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."  
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By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on December 4, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2016
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 9, 2016 a press conference.
California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.
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By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 24, 2016 a rally in New Hampshire
Says Donald Trump is "the first person running for president, Republican or Democrat, who refused to say that he would respect the results of this election."
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By Lauren Carroll • October 25, 2016
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
Says the U.S. Attorney’s Office said "that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on" regarding my father's illegal campaign contributions. "And that’s why they closed this case."
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By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNN
"You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2016
Michael Madigan
Michael Madigan
stated on August 1, 2016 Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1.
"Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available." 
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By Marc Filippino • August 10, 2016
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 an online video ad
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
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By Will Doran • August 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, N.C.
"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
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By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on June 22, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.
Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."
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By Dan Clark • July 1, 2016
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on June 6, 2016 a tweet
"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."
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By Filipa Ioannou • June 17, 2016
Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 a campaign website
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
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By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
stated on May 23, 2016 Facebook post.
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
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By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 29, 2016 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2016
Colorado Health Institute
Colorado Health Institute
stated on April 8, 2016 an analysis report
ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s.
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By Alan Gathright • May 4, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech at the California Republican Party Convention
"Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."  
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By Chris Nichols • May 3, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 1, 2016 an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"
Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 2, 2016
Tom
Tom "Smitty" Smith
stated on April 14, 2016 a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman
"Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2016
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