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Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York:

District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported."

By Miriam Valverde• May 10, 2017

Justin Barasky stated on January 15, 2014 in a DSCC news release:

Monica Wehby and Jason Conger are "causing devastating consequences" for nearly 23,000 Oregonians looking for work.

By Dana Tims• January 28, 2014

Greg Abbott stated on January 07, 2020 in a press gaggle:

The city of Austin has "removed, seemingly, any legal consequences to the actions where the homeless lie, sleep, where they defecate."

By Madlin Mekelburg• January 24, 2020

Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast:

Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.

By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2019

Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter:

“Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”

By Laura Schulte• May 17, 2022

Rob Portman stated on November 09, 2012 in a newspaper interview:

Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would "take us into a recession and kill jobs."

By Stephen Koff• November 15, 2012

Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference:

If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."

By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2011

Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":

"Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of" President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession.

By Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2012

Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a post:

“Don't let this formula shortage scare you!!! Make your baby some hemp milk w/sea moss. It’s easy I promise!”

By Monique Curet• May 19, 2022

Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN:

"For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."

By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015

Dennis Kucinich stated on August 27, 2007 in a forum on cancer organized by Lance Armstrong.:

"Our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. And (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food."

By Miranda Blue• September 11, 2007

Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet:

Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans."

By Manuela Tobias• August 30, 2017

Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a tweet.:

“The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.”

By Victoria Knight• October 15, 2020

Richard Morrison stated on February 15, 2012 in a legislative hearing:

After Arizona banned smoking in "all public places" in 2007, "admissions for acute myocardial infarction … stroke, asthma, [and] angina decreased following the implementation of the ban."

By Alex Kuffner• February 22, 2012

Tommy Thompson stated on October 27, 2012 in an interview:

Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget."

By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2012

Republican National Committee stated on July 22, 2007 in a radio ad.:

Hillary Clinton was against setting a deadline for withdrawal, but now she wants a "precipitous withdrawal" regardless of "conditions on the ground" or "consequences of a defeat for the United States," an RNC radio ad.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 22, 2007

Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 07, 2014 in an ad:

"In Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses."

By Jonathan Van Fleet• October 10, 2014

Viral image stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, “Keep voting Democrat ... One day they will restrict your freedoms, restrict your history and restrict your safety. All in the name of professional victims that don't understand the consequences of their ignorance.”

By Madison Czopek• September 23, 2020

Republican National Committee stated on July 22, 2007 in a radio ad.:

Barack Obama supported keeping troops in Iraq, but now he wants a "precipitous withdrawal" regardless of "conditions on the ground" or "consequences of a defeat for the United States," an RNC radio ad.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 22, 2007

Planned Parenthood Votes stated on September 07, 2016 in an ad:

Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."

By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2016

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