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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 8, 2020 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 10, 2020
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice:
“In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.”
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By Sean Na • March 10, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC:
Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:
"Prescription drug companies are charging Americans prices that are on average 4x higher than what's charged in other countries."
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By Mica Soellner • March 5, 2020
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on March 2, 2020 in a TV interview:
The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing."
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By Bill McCarthy • March 4, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate:
“Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on February 5, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis voted to "take away" coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
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By Paul Specht • March 2, 2020
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:
“Three Chinese nationals were apprehended trying to cross our Southern border illegally. Each had flu-like symptoms. Border Patrol quickly quarantined them and assessed any threat of coronavirus.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 28, 2020
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet:
“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”
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By Madeline Heim • February 28, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes":
“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”
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By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 13, 2020 in a rally:
Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 in a story:
Says Melania Trump lied under oath in 2013 about graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Nevada:
Says Mike Bloomberg is “a candidate who in 2015 stated, and I quote: ‘I, for example, am not in favor, have never been in favor of raising the minimum wage.’”
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By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”
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February 17, 2020
Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky
stated on February 12, 2020 in committee hearing remarks:
“We’ve also seen in the time that he’s (Donald Trump) been president, an increase in carbon emissions going absolutely in the wrong way.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 16, 2020
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on February 4, 2020 in a speech:
“House Democrats have passed more than 275 bipartisan bills this Congress."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 12, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 21, 2020 in a tweet:
Says a "court has ordered North Carolina to step up significantly its funding for education."
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By Paul Specht • February 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 8, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 11, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 7, 2020 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.:
“Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2020
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting:
Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 7, 2020
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