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Dino Baccari
stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.:

A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 3, 2015
Linda Finn
stated on March 18, 2014 in a speech during a rally at the Rhode Island state house:

"By a two-to-one margin, Rhode Islanders want to ban assault weapons and we have a very small percentage of gun owners in this state, less than 13 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2014
Al Sharpton
stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation":

Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
Kathleen Ford
stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate:

"There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."

By Katie Sanders • August 8, 2013
Mike Villarreal
stated on April 4, 2013 in Texas House debate on state budget.:

Says Texas lawmakers in 2011 ordered school districts to test every student on their respiratory system and weight.

By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2013
Vicki McKenna
stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio talk show broadcast:

A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."

By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 29, 2012 in a House of Representatives floor speech:

Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.

By Sabrina Eaton • March 22, 2012