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Howard Dean

Howard Dean

Howard Dean is the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, and was the longtime governor of Vermont before that.

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Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet:
"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2017
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on November 15, 2016 an interview:
Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.  
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 18, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."
Mostly True
By Taylor Leighton • August 8, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 12, 2015 an interview on "Morning Joe":
"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.
Mostly False
By Will Cabaniss • August 18, 2015
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on November 12, 2010 a KLRU interview:
"Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • December 5, 2010
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on September 13, 2009 remarks on NBC's Meet the Press:
"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 25, 2009 an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show:
"All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."
False
By Catharine Richert • August 28, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 9, 2009 an appearance on ABC's "This Week":
"There's no rationing in any of these bills."
False
By Robert Farley • August 25, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on January 7, 2009 an interview on MSNBC's Hardball.:
"The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English."
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By Alexander Lane • January 14, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 24, 2008 a TV interview:
Biden is "one of the least wealthy members of the U.S. Senate."
True
By Robert Farley • August 27, 2008
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