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stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president

"Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs."

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stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts

“Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.”

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stated on February 24, 2020 in a CNN town hall

Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.”

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stated on February 20, 2020 in social media

“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”

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stated on January 15, 2020 in a tweet

“As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.”

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stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet

"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."

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stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook

Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”

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stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes"

“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”

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stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Mitt Romney voted against convicting President Donald Trump because Burisma board member Joseph Cofer Black “is Romney’s national security advisor” and because of ties to Obama CIA director John Brennan.

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stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial

“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.

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stated on January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa

"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.

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stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial

Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."

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stated on October 4, 2019 in posts on the Internet

"Nancy Pelosi's Son Paul Jr. Was Exec at 'Ukraine-Based Gas Company,' Similar to Hunter Biden"

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stated on January 6, 2020 in on social media

"A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise."

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stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity

Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"

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stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview

Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden

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stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post

"Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."

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stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC

Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia."

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stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview

"I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."

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stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet

Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."

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Hunter Biden and China: Sorting through a murky business deal

Hunter Biden and China: Sorting through a murky business deal

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2020

Michael Flynn’s unmasking: What you need to know

Michael Flynn’s unmasking: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2020

A closer look at Michael Flynn’s reversal of legal fortune

A closer look at Michael Flynn’s reversal of legal fortune

By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2020