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Kamala Harris
stated on February 24, 2019 a podcast:

Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.

By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2019

Craig Thompson
stated on January 27, 2019 an interview:

Among neighboring states, the condition of Wisconsin highways was rated "not only the worst, but it was worse by a gaping margin."

By D.L. Davis • February 26, 2019

Tom McClintock
stated on January 29, 2019 a speech:

"In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans."

By Chris Nichols • February 20, 2019

Gavin Newsom
stated on February 12, 2019 a State of the State Address:

"More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."

By Chris Nichols • February 14, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2019 a tweet:

California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."

By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2019

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 29, 2018 a press conference at the border:

There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means."

By Chris Nichols • December 3, 2018

Tony Evers
stated on September 26, 2018 a campaign ad:

"Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."

By D.L. Davis • October 29, 2018

Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2018 a TV interview:

Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."

By Chris Nichols • September 12, 2018

John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign TV ad:

GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."

By Chris Nichols • May 29, 2018

John Chiang
stated on May 12, 2018 a campaign ad:

Antonio Villaraigosa's "recklessness (as mayor of Los Angeles) ... left no funding to test 7,000 rape kits, putting public safety at risk."

By Chris Nichols • May 16, 2018

Mahlon Mitchell
stated on April 30, 2018 a website campaign statement:

Says he was "instrumental to passing two (recent) pieces of legislation that were a huge victory for firefighters across the state."

By Eric Litke • May 7, 2018

Gavin Newsom
stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Gavin Newsom was "the first to take on the National Rifle Association and win."

By Chris Nichols • April 27, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 a private fundraising appearance:

In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated."

By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2018 California just sued to stop the wall:

"The state of California is begging us to build walls in certain areas. They don’t tell you that."

By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on March 7, 2018 a speech in Sacramento:

"California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for."

By Chris Nichols • March 7, 2018

Ted Deutch
stated on February 21, 2018 a CNN town hall:

"Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired."

By Miriam Valverde • February 23, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 an interview on Capital Public Radio:

"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."

By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on January 2, 2018 interview on Fox News:

"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.

By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 a news conference:

In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."

By Tom Kertscher • January 3, 2018

USA In Front
stated on December 11, 2017 a headline:

BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire

By Chris Nichols • December 20, 2017

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