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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on April 10, 2015 a speech to the NRA:
Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas."
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By Amy Sherman • April 15, 2015
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on April 14, 2015 a news conference:
In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."  
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By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2015
Tim Cook
Tim Cook
stated on March 29, 2015 an oped column:
"Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year."
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By Alex Wilts • April 15, 2015
Michael T. Owens
Michael T. Owens
stated on April 1, 2015 a news report:
A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
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By April Hunt • April 15, 2015
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview on "Face the Nation.":
"Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business."
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By Katharina Fiedler • April 13, 2015
Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview on "Last Week Tonight":
"Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."
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By Katie Sanders • April 9, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview with the 'New York Times.':
"Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
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By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 31, 2015 a talk in Austin:
"Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 9, 2015
US Uncut
US Uncut
stated on March 31, 2015 a Facebook post:
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters."  
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By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 25, 2015 a speech:
The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2015
Trebor Banstetter
Trebor Banstetter
stated on March 1, 2015 a newspaper article:
 Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • March 31, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 24, 2015 a Senate floor speech:
"Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."
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By Joshua Gillin • March 30, 2015
Dana Bash
Dana Bash
stated on March 29, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it."
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By Lauren Carroll • March 29, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on March 13, 2015 a television interview:
"Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 29, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 13, 2015 a business roundtable in New Hampshire:
Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity."
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By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2015
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 12, 2015 an interview:
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 25, 2015
Ken Plum
Ken Plum
stated on March 12, 2015:
"We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison."
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By Sean Gorman • March 23, 2015
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on March 12, 2015 a televised interview:
"The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 23, 2015
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney
stated on March 22, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The IAEA, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, "last month said the Iranians are not currently living up to their obligations."
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By Lauren Carroll • March 22, 2015
Susan Pitman
Susan Pitman
stated on March 16, 2015 a state Senate committee hearing:
The state of Florida has seen "double-digit drops" in alcohol use among teens.
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By Joshua Gillin • March 18, 2015
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