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Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
“Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
By Laura Schulte• February 6, 2024
Gary Johnson stated on August 03, 2016 in a town hall meeting:
Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."
By Joseph Cariz• August 16, 2016
Ian Lang stated on May 18, 2011 in a state Senate committee hearing:
"Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country."
By Richard Salit• June 9, 2011
Instagram posts stated on February 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Says the FDA said that Pfizer “falsely misled” the agency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines and that the shots are killing more people than they save.
By Samantha Putterman• February 17, 2022
Republican Party of Florida stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad:
State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses."
By Mary Ellen Klas• September 23, 2010
John Morgan stated on July 06, 2017 in a lawsuit:
"Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana.
By Amy Sherman• July 13, 2017
Alex Sink stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said "publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didn't know about the problems."
By Aaron Sharockman• October 26, 2010
Patrick Lynch stated on November 24, 2014 in a newspaper commentary:
Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 2, 2015
Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2017 in an interview with Fox's Tucker Carlson:
Says "the New York Times wrote about" Barack Obama wiretapping Donald Trump during the election. 
By Lauren Carroll• March 16, 2017
Jim Bohl stated on May 30, 2012 in a news conference:
Toothpaste contains "the poison substance of fluoride."
By James B. Nelson• July 9, 2012
Susan Pitman stated on March 16, 2015 in a state Senate committee hearing:
The state of Florida has seen "double-digit drops" in alcohol use among teens.
By Joshua Gillin• March 18, 2015
Nancy Denuccio stated on February 20, 2013 in A news release:
In annual surveys of Rhode Island communities that receive Drug Free community grants, many report that more than 50 percent of youth surveyed do not think daily marijuana use poses any serious risk of harm.
By Michael McKinney• March 1, 2013
Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
"Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones."
By Aaron Sharockman• October 26, 2010
Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial:
Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."
By Katie Akin• July 6, 2018
Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.:
"Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances."
By Shefali Luthra• November 5, 2019
Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2023 in a video:
“The government has been putting ground up human teeth and bone in our food and calling it 'calcium phosphate.’”
By Gabrielle Settles• May 16, 2023
Bill Nelson stated on April 15, 2012 in an op-ed in POLITICO:
At the same time gas prices have increased, "the share of the oil market controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years."
By Katie Sanders• April 24, 2012
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University:
The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm."
By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2016
Maggie Hassan stated on June 16, 2015 in her State of the State speech in Nashua:
Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid.
By Clay Wirestone• July 2, 2015
Stephen Carter stated on December 04, 2014 in an opinion piece in "Bloomberg Views":
"More than 70 percent of American adults have committed a crime that could lead to imprisonment."
By Jon Greenberg• December 8, 2014

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