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Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Sen. Marco Rubio has "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
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By Yacob Reyes • July 14, 2022
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on July 9, 2022 in an anti-abortion rally.:
“Ninety-two percent of abortions in Virginia take place before 15 weeks.”
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By Warren Fiske • July 12, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 14, 2022 in a political ad:
Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.
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By Paul Specht • July 7, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 7, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
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By Gabrielle Settles • June 28, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech:
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.
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June 24, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad:
Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
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June 23, 2022
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on June 9, 2022 in a tweet:
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2022
Zach Wahls
Zach Wahls
stated on May 31, 2022 in an end-of-year Senate Democrats newsletter:
“There are fewer Iowans working today than when Gov. Reynolds took office.”
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By Lyle Muller • June 9, 2022
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on May 18, 2022 in a committee hearing.:
“Public schools are now as segregated by race and class as they were in the 1960s.”
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By Warren Fiske • June 8, 2022
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 25, 2022 in a floor speech:
“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post:
"More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”
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May 27, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Florida Highway Patrol has a semi-truck … The FHP uses a fleet of three such ‘hidden in plain sight’ trucks to snitch on bad drivers.”
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By Yacob Reyes • May 26, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.:
"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 25, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on May 25, 2022 in remarks in Uvalde County, Texas:
Texas is "50th in the nation in mental health care access."
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May 25, 2022
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media:
“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
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By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2022
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN:
“Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
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By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:
"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."
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By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022
USA Freedom Fund
USA Freedom Fund
stated on May 11, 2022 in an attack ad:
“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022
Kathy Barnette
Kathy Barnette
stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham:
Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
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By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on May 2, 2022 in a tweet.:
“Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett assured the Senate Judiciary Committee and the American people that Roe v. Wade was ‘established precedent.’”
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By Warren Fiske • May 5, 2022
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