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Colorado Citizens for Accountable Government stated on June 21, 2016 in a political mailer :

Says "while serving in the city council, Rachel Zenzinger voted to use tax dollars to take a taxpayer-funded junket to China."

By Alan Gathright • July 5, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders:

"We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 24, 2016

Paul Ryan stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview:

"People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles."

By Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 1, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.:

Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break."

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2016

Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2016 in speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot:

"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2016

Occupational Knowledge International stated on April 20, 2016 in a petition on Change.org:

Says Sherwin-Williams is "making lead paint and poisoning people around the world."

By Nadia Pflaum • April 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on April 17, 2016 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':

Says that in her speech to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, Hillary Clinton "had one line on the Palestinian people."

By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2016

Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times:

"We’ve rebuilt China."

By Linda Qiu • April 4, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.:

Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."

By Clay Wirestone • February 5, 2016

Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa:

Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."

By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2016 in a TV interview:

"California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would."

By Chris Nichols • January 15, 2016

Jeb Bush stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN:

"Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight."

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2015

Jon Voight stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview with "Cigar Aficianado":

"The word progressive ... was created as a substitute for ‘communist’."

By Jon Greenberg • October 22, 2015

Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad:

Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision.

By Lauren Carroll • October 7, 2015

Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit:

When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia."

By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2015

Lloyd Doggett stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio:

As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2015

Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview:

Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."

By Amy Sherman, Warren Fiske • September 4, 2015

Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News:

Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2015

Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015

Rush Limbaugh stated on July 20, 2015 in a segment on his radio show:

"Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record.

By Will Cabaniss • July 22, 2015

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