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Jorge Elorza stated on November 9, 2014 in a TV interview:

"Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi."

By Katie Mulvaney • November 27, 2014

Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show:

"The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."

By Alex Kuffner • February 10, 2012

Travis Rowley stated on July 19, 2011 in a commentary:

"The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 31, 2011

Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”

By Eric Litke • May 13, 2020

Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.:

"When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2018

Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "10 News Conference":

"There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2015

James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:

"Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol."

By Katie Mulvaney • December 21, 2014

David Cicilline stated on October 26, 2014 in a TV debate:

"We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."

By Alex Kuffner • November 1, 2014

John Carlevale stated on October 19, 2014 in a TV debate:

Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted."

By Alex Kuffner • October 26, 2014

George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column:

Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."

By Dana Tims • July 31, 2014

Kenneth Block stated on June 17, 2014 in a debate:

Republican candidate for governor Allan Fung "donated to Democrats like Congressman David Cicilline, disgraced (House) speaker Gordon Fox and even Mr. Obamacare, Harry Reid."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 29, 2014

Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:

"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014

Bing West stated on February 25, 2014 in a radio interview:

Seventy-five percent of the young adults in this country are not mentally or physically fit to serve.

By John Hill • March 2, 2014

Michael Chippendale stated on December 3, 2013 in a radio interview:

"The vast, overwhelming majority of [crimes that occur with a firearm] are committed by people who don’t legally possess that firearm in the first place."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 15, 2013

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 13, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate:

In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 25, 2013

Evan Feinberg stated on October 1, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary:

"Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hub’s treasure trove of personal info."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2013

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on October 10, 2013 in an appearance on CNN's "Crossfire.":

"Thirteen hundred" applicants in Rhode Island signed up for insurance through Obamacare.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 17, 2013

Jennifer Parrish stated on September 5, 2013 in a newspaper commentary:

"Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program."

By Gregory Smith • October 13, 2013

Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview:

Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy."

By Gregory Smith • August 31, 2013

Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 28, 2013 in a TV interview:

"They’ve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented."

August 4, 2013

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