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Sarah Palin stated on August 11, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is "a ‘Champion of Big Government’ for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council." Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas." Claudia Tenney stated on July 7, 2016 in a press release.: Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters." Gary Johnson stated on August 3, 2016 in a town hall meeting: Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana." Mike Pence stated on August 4, 2016 in a rally: The Obama administration has been "raising taxes." Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border. Tim Kaine stated on August 4, 2016 in a speech: Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools." Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": In Hillary Clinton's tax returns, "you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well." Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2016 in an economic speech in Warren, Mich.: "I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there." Hillary Clinton stated on August 5, 2016 in remarks at journalists' convention: Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security." Tim Kaine stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "I haven't switched my position" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Richard Burr stated on August 3, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.: The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies." Paul Ryan stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time." Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it." Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states." Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." Joaquin Castro stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the DNC: Says "Donald Trump has defended" World War II internment camps. Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention: "Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs." Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "negotiated the first agreement — ever — where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions." Karen Bass stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump promised "the mass deportation of Latino families." Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "John McCain’s chief economic adviser during the ’08 race … estimated that Trump’s promises would cause America to lose 3.5 million jobs."
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Club for Growth stated on August 4, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones "called Hillary Clinton ‘a capable and respected leader,’ and an ‘effective’ secretary of state. ... Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2016 in a TV ad: Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay." Edward Flynn stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference: Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country. Sarah Palin stated on August 11, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is "a ‘Champion of Big Government’ for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council." Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas." Claudia Tenney stated on July 7, 2016 in a press release.: Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters." Gary Johnson stated on August 3, 2016 in a town hall meeting: Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana." Mike Pence stated on August 4, 2016 in a rally: The Obama administration has been "raising taxes." Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border. Tim Kaine stated on August 4, 2016 in a speech: Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools." Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": In Hillary Clinton's tax returns, "you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well." Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2016 in an economic speech in Warren, Mich.: "I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there." Hillary Clinton stated on August 5, 2016 in remarks at journalists' convention: Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security." Tim Kaine stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "I haven't switched my position" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Richard Burr stated on August 3, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.: The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies." Paul Ryan stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time." Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it." Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states." Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." Joaquin Castro stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the DNC: Says "Donald Trump has defended" World War II internment camps. Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention: "Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs." Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "negotiated the first agreement — ever — where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions." Karen Bass stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump promised "the mass deportation of Latino families." Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "John McCain’s chief economic adviser during the ’08 race … estimated that Trump’s promises would cause America to lose 3.5 million jobs."
Club for Growth stated on August 4, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones "called Hillary Clinton ‘a capable and respected leader,’ and an ‘effective’ secretary of state. ... Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2016 in a TV ad: Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."
Edward Flynn stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference: Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.
Sarah Palin stated on August 11, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is "a ‘Champion of Big Government’ for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."
Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."
Claudia Tenney stated on July 7, 2016 in a press release.: Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters."
Gary Johnson stated on August 3, 2016 in a town hall meeting: Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border.
Tim Kaine stated on August 4, 2016 in a speech: Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools."
Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": In Hillary Clinton's tax returns, "you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2016 in an economic speech in Warren, Mich.: "I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 5, 2016 in remarks at journalists' convention: Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security."
Tim Kaine stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "I haven't switched my position" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
Richard Burr stated on August 3, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran."
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.: The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies."
Paul Ryan stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty."
Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time."
Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it."
Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."
Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections."
Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."
Joaquin Castro stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the DNC: Says "Donald Trump has defended" World War II internment camps.
Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention: "Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."
Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "negotiated the first agreement — ever — where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions."
Karen Bass stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump promised "the mass deportation of Latino families."
Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "John McCain’s chief economic adviser during the ’08 race … estimated that Trump’s promises would cause America to lose 3.5 million jobs."
