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Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."  
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By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2016
Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."    
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By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.:
"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
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By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 19, 2016 in a press release in response to a lawsuit:
Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."  
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By Fauzeya Rahman • July 8, 2016
Morten Jerven
Morten Jerven
stated on June 29, 2016 in an article:
For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 7, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board:
Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."
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By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post:
"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
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By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 in a tweet:
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.:
"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months." 
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By Warren Fiske • July 6, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 28, 2016 in an interview on The View:
Says Donald Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.
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By Adam Thorp • July 5, 2016
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 in a tweet:
"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2016
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on June 22, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.:
Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."
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By Dan Clark • July 1, 2016
Bonnie Reiss
Bonnie Reiss
stated on June 8, 2016 in a newspaper column.:
"When he served as governor, Schwarzenegger preserved more land than any other gubernatorial administration in California’s history."
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By Chris Nichols • July 1, 2016
Arizona House Democrats
Arizona House Democrats
stated on June 20, 2016 in a blog post:
Says Gov. Doug Ducey wants to use "taxpayer dollars to increase the salaries of private prison guards."    
Mostly True
By Anthony Cave • June 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 27, 2016 in remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio:
After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2016
Roberta Lange
Roberta Lange
stated on June 22, 2016 in a press release:
Says Donald Trump "literally has no plans to make higher education more affordable."
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By Riley Snyder • June 28, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 3, 2016 in a tweet:
"Despite the rhetoric from Democrat politicians, more people are employed this year than at any point in the history of Wisconsin."
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By Sarah Hauer • June 27, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
Says British voters "under 50, especially millennials, overwhelmingly voted to stay," in the European Union. "It was older voters who voted to leave."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 26, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing:
"For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half."  
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By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2016
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