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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2017 in his first Cabinet meeting:
"In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2017
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement at a legislative breakfast:
"And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget."
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By Austin Hough • March 12, 2017
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 7, 2017 in a press briefing:
The Obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of health care, and that is the emergency rooms. In fact, they did just the opposite."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet:
"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"
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By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 8, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "All In With Chis Hayes":
The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more."  
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By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 3, 2017 in 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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By Tom Kertscher • March 8, 2017
Janet Cruz
Janet Cruz
stated on March 7, 2017 in a speech:
"Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average."
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By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts:
"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017
Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
stated on February 19, 2017 in a press release :
"The various offices of state government have purchased more than $11 million in vehicles, not counting leases, for use from the Governor on down during the last two years."
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By Kevin Hoffman • March 2, 2017
Kip Kendrick
Kip Kendrick
stated on January 20, 2017 in an interview on KMIZ’s “This Week”:
"Corporate entities are paying a lot less taxes this year than they have in the past. Part of that is from a loophole in a bill that was passed in 2015."
Mostly True
By Jen Para • March 2, 2017
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
stated on February 17, 2017 in comments at the Munich Security Conference:
Global poverty is down to "less than 10% today from 37% in 1990."
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By Jana Heigl • March 1, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 20, 2017 in an interview:
Says Scott Walker is proposing to add 485 employees "in the category of supervisor and management" to his Department of Administration.
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By Tom Kertscher • March 1, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 31, 2017 in his State-of-the-State address:
"Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 24, 2017
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech:
"Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
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By Chris Nichols • February 24, 2017
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents:
"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2017
Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt
stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet:
There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 22, 2017
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."
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By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2017
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on January 30, 2017 in an interview:
"Eleven individuals who make over $30 million each got $22 million credit" from Wisconsin's manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.
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By Tom Kertscher • February 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2017 in a press conference:
"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."  
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By Miriam Valverde • February 16, 2017
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on February 15, 2017 in a joint press conference with President Donald Trump:
In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ "
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2017
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