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Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
stated on August 27, 2013 a radio advertisement:
Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on August 14, 2013 a TV ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air"
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By Tom Kertscher • August 29, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview:
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
True
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 5, 2013 a campaign video:
Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times."
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By Sue Owen • August 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 6, 2013 a speech on homeownership:
"We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2013
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 12, 2013 an opinion column on NJ.com:
"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
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By Caryn Shinske • August 18, 2013
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on August 12, 2013 an interview on WPRO-AM:
Under Obamacare, members of Congress are required to purchase their health insurance from the new exchanges.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 18, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 12, 2013 an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
"Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 14, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car."
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By Julie Kliegman • August 14, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 a speech:
Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2013
Ellen Rosenblum
Ellen Rosenblum
stated on August 3, 2013 an opinion article:
Says "nearly 29,000 Oregonians — almost 5 percent of all homeowners — are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • August 9, 2013
Ted Deutch
Ted Deutch
stated on August 1, 2013 a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius:
Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare.
True
By Becky Bowers • August 8, 2013
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on August 3, 2013 a response to the president's Saturday address:
"This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Alan Krueger
Alan Krueger
stated on August 2, 2013 an interview with Bloomberg television:
"Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on July 22, 2013 an interview:
Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 6, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 30, 2013 an article on NJ.com:
"In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington."
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By Caryn Shinske • August 4, 2013
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on July 28, 2013 a TV interview:
"They’ve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented."  
True
August 4, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on July 17, 2013 a news release:
Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes."
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By Tom Feran • August 1, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on July 21, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program:
"The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 1, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 a commentary on CNN:
"More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
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