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Latest Fact-Checks On Jeff Merkley

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Jeff Merkley
stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview:
Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
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By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2018
Jeff Merkley
stated on December 4, 2013 in a talk to the Human Services Coalition of Oregon:
“60 percent of the jobs lost in the 2008 recession were living-wage jobs. Of the jobs we’ve gotten back, only 40 percent are living-wage.”
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By Dana Tims • December 20, 2013
Jeff Merkley
stated on November 4, 2013 in a newspaper article.:
Says the Affordable Care Act has already reduced the number of uninsured in Oregon by 10 percent.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • November 13, 2013
Jeff Merkley
stated on February 7, 2013 in a press call :
Says, “Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent.”
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By Charles Pope • February 11, 2013
Jeff Merkley
stated on November 30, 2011 in in a press release :
Christmas trees are grown in all 50 States.
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By Janie Har • December 23, 2011