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Jake Berry is a former staff writer for the Telegraph of Nashua, N.H.

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Larry Pratt
stated on December 15, 2013 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":

A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million."

By Steve Contorno • December 15, 2013
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet:

Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.

By Jake Berry • April 11, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 19, 2013 in an editorial board meeting:

Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.

By Jake Berry • March 22, 2013
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on March 5, 2013 in a written statement:

Says Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican Party, owes $92,000 in back taxes.

By Jake Berry • March 12, 2013
David Cote
stated on February 11, 2013 in a speech during a “Fix the Debt” press event:

"The only time in our history when the debt has been higher than this was the end of World War II."

By Jake Berry • February 21, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 3, 2013 in a guest commentary:

"When total Sandy spending is added up, it's more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And it's more than twice the annual budget of the U.S. Energy Department."

By Jake Berry • February 8, 2013
Maggie Hassan
stated on January 3, 2013 in her inauguration speech becoming NH governor:

We have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country.

By Jake Berry • January 25, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 9, 2013 in a press release:

"Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldn’t add up to enough needed to pay down our nation’s debt."

By Jake Berry • January 14, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.:

President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."

By Jake Berry • December 17, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. :

Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits.

By Jake Berry • December 10, 2012