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Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on November 14, 2016 an MSNBC interview
"President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting."
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By Miriam Valverde • November 18, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 9, 2016 a news conference
Obamacare "is not a popular law."
Mostly True
November 17, 2016
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on September 19, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 16, 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2016 a rally in Atkinson, N.H.
"Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2016
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad
"(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ‘ridiculous,’ yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag."
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By Will Doran • November 5, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2016 a campaign speech.
Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer"
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By Riley Snyder • November 4, 2016
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on October 29, 2016 a private meeting with supporters
"I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States."
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By Will Doran • November 3, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 26, 2016 a radio ad
Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
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November 3, 2016
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on September 28, 2016 a TV ad
Says Donald Trump wants to deport "our Dreamers."
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By Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2016 a campaign speech
Says Barack Obama "is the first president in modern history not to have a single year of 3 percent growth."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 6, 2016 a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "doesn't even believe that there's a man-made role in climate change."
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By Cara Lombardo • October 31, 2016
Robby Mook
Robby Mook
stated on October 30, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"
"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."
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By Linda Qiu • October 30, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 26, 2016 a Florida Senate debate
Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ "
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By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 27, 2016 a U.S. Senate debate
Says Marco Rubio "has a 98 percent voting record with the Koch brothers."
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By Allison Graves • October 27, 2016
Foodmentum
Foodmentum
stated on October 10, 2016 a tweet
"Europe and U.S. households waste 15 times more food than a person in Africa."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 27, 2016
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 9, 2016 education conference
"We have almost 68,000 Georgia students who are required by law to attend a chronically failing school."
Mostly True
By Ariella Phillips • October 26, 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
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate
"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
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By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 5, 2016 an appearance in Milwaukee
The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."
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By Alison Dirr • October 24, 2016
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