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Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.:

Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."

By Sean Gorman• December 8, 2014

Roy Blunt stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"In the current law, if you report harassment, you're the one that has to go into 20 hours of counseling before you can decide whether you were really harassed."

By Emily McCarter• December 8, 2017

Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2018 in an exchange with reporters:

On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that."

By Jon Greenberg• September 20, 2018

Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2022 in a post:

“Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.”

By Monique Curet• February 8, 2022

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 06, 2020 in an ad:

When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”

By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2020

Bob Casey stated on January 17, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.:

"[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years."

By Anna Orso• January 19, 2017

Mark Warner stated on December 03, 2014 in an interview.:

Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."

By Sean Gorman• January 4, 2015

Newt Gingrich stated on November 09, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan:

"By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."

By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead• November 14, 2011

Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2020 in a speech:

“President Obama and Vice President Biden never even tried to fix this (police reforms) during their eight-year period.”

By Miriam Valverde• June 18, 2020

Dennis Prager stated on April 26, 2022 in a radio show segment:

When there is “a noose on a college dorm of a Black student” or a racial slur “on a dormitory building, the odds are overwhelming that a Black student actually did that."

By Bill McCarthy• May 6, 2022

Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 30, 2020 in a TV ad:

“Hoadley called women ‘breeders.’... wanted to learn about crystal meth and wrote that his sexual partners were his victims. Hoadley even wrote about a four year-old wearing a thong.”

By Clara Hendrickson• October 16, 2020

Claire McCaskill stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate:

"I made my decision on Kavanaugh before the allegations surfaced, and it was all about Kavanaugh's alliance and allegiance to dark money and unlimited political contributions."

By Kyra Haas• November 1, 2018

Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.:

In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2010

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“New York Times editor admits Biden sexual assault story was censored at behest of Biden campaign.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 4, 2020

Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad:

Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools."

By Chris Nichols• November 5, 2018

Threads posts stated on November 24, 2024 in a Threads post:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’"

By Jeff Cercone• November 27, 2024

Tim Kaine stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate:

"In December of 2017, the Prince William board of supervisors had a meeting ... (Corey Stewart) skipped that meeting to go campaign in Alabama for Roy Moore to be a U.S. senator … You haven't disavowed Roy Moore's name yet."

By Bill McCarthy• July 24, 2018

Instagram posts stated on March 03, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.

By Grace Abels• March 11, 2024

Marla Stephens stated on January 27, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:

The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people.

By Tom Kertscher• March 20, 2011

E. Gordon Gee stated on February 12, 2018 in a letter to the university community:

West Virginia University’s incoming freshman class has the "highest-ever GPA"

By Zack Schwehm, Davis Versprille• September 28, 2018

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