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Austin Hough is a staff writer for PolitiFact Missouri.

Featured Statements

Claire McCaskill
stated on April 5, 2017 in a news release:

"Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses."

By Austin Hough • May 30, 2017
Claire McCaskill
stated on February 14, 2017 in a press release on her website:

Small businesses "create two out of every three American jobs."

By Austin Hough • March 18, 2017
Caleb Rowden
stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement at a legislative breakfast:

"And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget."

By Austin Hough • March 12, 2017