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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 6, 2015 an interview with George Stephanopoulos:
The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough."
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By Linda Qiu • December 6, 2015
George Will
George Will
stated on November 30, 2015 a TV talk show:
Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country."
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By Tom Kertscher • December 4, 2015
Common Sense Kids Action
Common Sense Kids Action
stated on September 21, 2015 a press release:
"California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state."
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By Chris Nichols • December 4, 2015
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 22, 2015 an interview:
The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval  
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By Tom Kertscher • December 3, 2015
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on October 2, 2015 an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"15 years ago, cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 a year. Now it’s $10,000 a month."
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By Lauren Carroll • December 2, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 29, 2015 an interview on "Face the Nation":
"It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2015
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on November 17, 2015 press release:
While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.  
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By PolitiFact Staff • November 30, 2015
Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn
stated on October 21, 2015 a memo:
In 2008, Maggie Hassan voted against legislation to "prevent sanctuary cities in New Hampshire."
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By Allie Morris • November 25, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 18, 2015 a speech at the Citadel:
For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."  
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By Amy Sherman • November 25, 2015
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 19, 2015 op-ed in Austin American-Statesman:
"Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year."
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By Fauzeya Rahman • November 24, 2015
Jeff Morales
Jeff Morales
stated on October 29, 2015 a press conference:
"The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates."
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By Chris Nichols • November 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 6, 2015 a Democratic primary forum:
"I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table."
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By Lauren Carroll • November 23, 2015
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on October 29, 2015 a TV interview:
Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago."
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By Sarah Hauer • November 23, 2015
Paul Doughty
Paul Doughty
stated on November 10, 2015 a tweet:
"@Jorge_Elorza still think your plan is safe? Rescue Captain Kenyon just worked 96 hours straight. 96 hours."  
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By Mark Reynolds • November 22, 2015
John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards
stated on November 11, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom."
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By Charles Maldonado • November 19, 2015
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on November 1, 2015 a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website:
"Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms."
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By Joshua Gillin • November 18, 2015
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on October 1, 2015 a tweet:
"71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."
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By Sarah Hauer • November 18, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 15, 2015 a joint statement with the president of Turkey.:
"The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees."
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By Jon Greenberg • November 17, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 15, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States."
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By Linda Qiu • November 15, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic debate in Des Moines:
"Net immigration from Mexico last year was zero. Fact-check me."
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By Jon Greenberg, Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
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