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Hillary Clinton stated on October 22, 2016 in a press conference:
"400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a co-sponsor. You don’t get that done unless you work with folks on the other side."
By Joshua Gillin• October 24, 2016
Joe Donnelly stated on August 08, 2018 in a press release:
Says "43 of Joe’s legislative proposals have become law, including 21 since President Trump took office."
By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018
Kari Lake stated on September 13, 2024 in a post on X:
Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’”
By Mia Osmonbekov• September 19, 2024
Dan Kohl stated on November 07, 2017 in a Facebook post:
Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House."  
By Tom Kertscher• November 8, 2017
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad:
Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2008
Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme:
Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."
By Lauren Carroll• September 22, 2014
Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release:
Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."
By Joshua Gillin• August 18, 2015
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 10, 2019 in an interview:
"Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 21, 2019
Kamala Harris stated on October 05, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.:
Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office."
By Chris Nichols• October 6, 2016
Veronica Escobar stated on February 04, 2020 in a speech:
“House Democrats have passed more than 275 bipartisan bills this Congress."
By Madlin Mekelburg• February 12, 2020
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad:
Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2008
EMILY's List stated on December 31, 2015 in a fundraising email:
As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape."
By Alan Gathright• February 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event:
"Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor." 
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 20, 2016
Marco Rubio stated on August 06, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that."
By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015
Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:
“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”
By Hope Karnopp• December 8, 2023
Alan Grayson stated on July 09, 2015 in an announcement video:
"In the past two years in Congress, I’ve written more bills, passed more amendments on the floor of the House and enacted more of my bills into law than any other member of the House."  
By Amy Sherman• July 14, 2015
League of Conservation Voters stated on September 01, 2015 in a television ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters."
By James B. Nelson• October 9, 2015
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:
Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises.
By Jon Greenberg• December 19, 2011
Chain email stated on February 20, 2008 in a chain e-mail:
Barack Obama has written and co-sponsored more bills in three years than Hillary Clinton has in seven.
By Adriel Bettelheim• March 28, 2008
Adam Hasner stated on June 30, 2011 in a debate:
"I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature."   
By Amy Sherman• July 12, 2011

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By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2018

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