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Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2018 a campaign appearance:

"The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."

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By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2018

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 5, 2018 a news release:

California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."

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By Chris Nichols • March 8, 2018

Bloggers
stated on February 8, 2018 a blog post:

"ALERT: Massive Easter Egg Recall Leaves MILLIONS Of Children In Danger- THROW THEM AWAY- They WILL Kill Your Kids."

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By Miriam Valverde • March 6, 2018

Bill Galvano
stated on February 26, 2018 a committee meeting:

Says Florida has "roughly 1,500 resource officers dealing with about 3,800 schools."

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By Allison Graves • March 2, 2018

Paul Ryan
stated on February 15, 2018 a briefing with reporters:

We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."

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By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on February 22, 2018 a tweet:

Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period."

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By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2018

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 21, 2017 radio interview:

"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."

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By Eric Litke • February 23, 2018

Stacey Abrams
stated on February 14, 2018 campaign website:

"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."

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By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2018

Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 19, 2018 a news release:

Says Gov. Rick Scott "ended $20 million in funding for mental health care despite Florida already ranking at the bottom."

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By Allison Graves • February 21, 2018

Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 an interview:

"There are more guns in this country than there are people."

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By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2018

Scott Milder
stated on February 6, 2018 a statement posted on Milder's campaign website:

"In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%."

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By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2018

Andrew White
stated on January 26, 2018 a claim to David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio:

"There’s a large number of schools in Texas that don’t even offer sex education."

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By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2018

Michael Screnock
stated on January 29, 2018 a radio ad:

Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench."

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By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2018

Jim Renacci
stated on January 24, 2018 an interview on Fox Business Network:

In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall."

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By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2018

Florida Education Association
stated on February 5, 2018 a Youtube video:

"Richard Corcoran has a plan to divert even more of our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools."

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By Allison Graves • February 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 State of the Union address:

Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors."

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By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2018

Bill Nelson
stated on February 2, 2018 a tweet:

"Violent crime in Puerto Rico is on the rise as nearly one-third of the island remains without power."

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By Allison Graves • February 7, 2018

Devin Nunes
stated on February 2, 2018 a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee:

Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' "

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By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2018

Richard Corcoran
stated on January 29, 2018 an ad:

"Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."

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By Allison Graves • February 2, 2018

Markwayne Mullin
stated on January 30, 2018 a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page:

Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%.

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By Jon Greenberg • February 2, 2018

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