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Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show:

Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government."

By John Kruzel • August 21, 2017

Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference:

"Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."

By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2017

Chain email stated on September 21, 2016 in a chain email:

On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."

By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016

Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer:

"When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015:

Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country."

By Rachel Brooks • October 2, 2015

Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech :

"One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."

By Mark Reynolds • July 26, 2015

Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed:

The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."

By Jon Greenberg • January 14, 2015

Rick Santorum stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

"There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country."

By Lauren Carroll • November 23, 2014

Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.:

Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.

By Nancy Madsen • June 23, 2014

Ronan Farrow stated on May 5, 2014 in a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily":

Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.

By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2014

Rand Paul stated on April 23, 2014 in a news conference:

40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."

By Tom Kertscher • April 29, 2014

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on April 20, 2014 in an opinion piece:

"Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 20, 2014

James Carville stated on April 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

The insurance risk corridors aren't going broke like Republicans predicted.

By Jon Greenberg • April 13, 2014

American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast:

Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2014

Michael Bloomberg stated on August 18, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post":

"New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2013

Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video:

"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.

By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2012

Jennifer Williamson stated on May 3, 2012 in a campaign mailer:

Says "One-third of our healthcare dollars go to wasteful insurance billing and bureaucracy."

By Ian K. Kullgren • May 11, 2012

Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog:

"Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception."

By Becky Bowers • February 6, 2012

Winning Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in the video "When Mitt Romney Came to Town":

Mitt Romney is "tearing down his 3,000-square-foot house to build an 11,000-square-foot house."

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2012

George Allen stated on December 7, 2011 in a debate.:

"Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas."

By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2011

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