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Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.:

"The last six polls, including this week's Time magazine, show that I beat John McCain by six or seven points."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 11, 2008

The Family Foundation stated on May 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.:

"The United States is one of only seven nations that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization."

By Warren Fiske• May 26, 2015

Tom Perriello stated on October 12, 2010 in a TV ad:

"Senator Robert Hurt voted for a bill that’s raised your electric rates seven times."

By Wes Hester• October 30, 2010

Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."

By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017

Leonard Lance stated on April 15, 2013 in a press release:

"The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news."

By Caryn Shinske• May 2, 2013

John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article:

"There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 17, 2010

Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference:

Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined."

By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2015

Terry McAuliffe stated on April 22, 2016 in a speech.:

Before April 22, "we have restored the rights of more than 18,000 individuals, which is more than the past seven governors combined in their four-year terms."

By Warren Fiske• May 9, 2016

Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview:

The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."

By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2017

Nathan Deal stated on April 20, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club:

Georgia is "one of only about seven states in the country" that has a AAA bond rating.

By Willoughby Mariano• May 9, 2011

John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a comment by McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years."

By Adriel Bettelheim• June 18, 2008

Mike Pence stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas:

Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 21, 2018

Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address:

"President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times."

By Robert Farley• July 26, 2011

Jim Jordan stated on June 01, 2011 in a House committee hearing:

"Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective."

By Tom Feran• June 30, 2011

Chris Abele stated on March 22, 2011 in a campaign appearance:

Says Milwaukee County Parks director Sue Black has not received a pay raise in five years.

By James B. Nelson• March 28, 2011

Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin:

"We’re already bombing seven countries."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 21, 2016

Bill Ratliff stated on May 16, 2013 in an interview with Texas Monthly magazine.:

"We have one charter school that for seven years has been rated unacceptable."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2013

Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner:

Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states.

By Mark Naymik• August 5, 2011

Suzanne Bonamici stated on May 16, 2012 in a House floor debate:

Says "one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime."

By Charles Pope• May 25, 2012

Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters:

Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."

By Becky Bowers• April 16, 2013

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