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Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a debate in Iowa: "Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns." Marco Rubio stated on October 30, 2015 in remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa: North Korea "has over two-dozen nuclear warheads." Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2015 in a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular." Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2015 in a tweet: "The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons." Jorge Ramos stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": "With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely." Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 9, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election. Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs." Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid. Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
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Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in 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." Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born." Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a debate in Iowa: "Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns." Marco Rubio stated on October 30, 2015 in remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa: North Korea "has over two-dozen nuclear warheads." Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2015 in a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular." Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2015 in a tweet: "The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons." Jorge Ramos stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": "With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely." Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 9, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election. Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs." Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid. Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in 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."
Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born."
Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a debate in Iowa: "Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns."
Marco Rubio stated on October 30, 2015 in remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa: North Korea "has over two-dozen nuclear warheads."
Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting."
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."
Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths."
Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2015 in a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers."
Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2015 in a tweet: "The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."
Jorge Ramos stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."
Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913."
Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."
John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": "With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 9, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election.
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."
Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid.
Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered."
Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
