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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 6, 2016 an ad:
"Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks."
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By Allie Morris • October 7, 2016
Oxfam America
Oxfam America
stated on October 5, 2016 a tweet:
"The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2016
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on June 14, 2016 a campaign ad:
Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won."
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By George Ash • October 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2016 a campaign event in Fla.:
Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs."
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By Linda Qiu • October 7, 2016
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on September 28, 2016 a television interview:
"In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2016
Jason Kander
Jason Kander
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign ad:
"In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights."
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By Ellen Cagle • October 6, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.:
"Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
Says Tim Kaine "actually tried to raise taxes by about $4 billion." 
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By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 6, 2016 a TV ad:
The U.S. Senate has "one manufacturer — that'd be me."
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By Cara Lombardo • October 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate at Hofstra University:
"These people that we were going to deport for good reason ended up becoming citizens. Ended up becoming citizens. And it was 800. And now it turns out it might be 1,800, and they don't even know."
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By Miriam Valverde • September 29, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 8, 2016 an ad:
Maggie Hassan "missed nearly every university system board meeting."
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By Lola Duffort • September 28, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2016 a statement:
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.  
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By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2016
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 23, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."
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By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump once suggested that he "would try to negotiate down the national debt."
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By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "
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By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2016
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on September 15, 2016 a debate.:
In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."
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By Sean Gorman • September 26, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on July 26, 2016 a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall:
"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."
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By Fauzeya Rahman • September 23, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview:
"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."  
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By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 20, 2016 a campaign ad:
Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016
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