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Lawmakers, including Wisconsin’s Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, are working to address long-standing issues in broadband access for rural communities. The Observatory investigated Baldwin’s claims surrounding rules and regulations related to rural broadband access.
Republican New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who split with Donald Trump, accused her challenger, Gov. Maggie Hassan, of unwavering support of the Democratic nominee for president. We check out that claim.
The Republican senator from Pennsylvania said he voted in favor of the “No-Fly, No-Buy” legislation but that partisan politics killed it.
Maggie Hassan defeated incumbent Kelly Ayotte for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire, but was she right about Ayotte’s record on reproductive health?
Ohio’s newly-elected Republican senator asserted that his challenger proved inept at drafting legislation in congress and overseeing Ohio’s economy. Is he onto something?
Are more people covered by health care than ever before? How many people are covered?
McGinty claimed that Toomey used his position on the committees to oppose consumer protection measures while owning over half a million dollars in stock in a bank that was engaged in controversial foreclosure methods.
Hillary Clinton called out Trump for a full page ad he took out in 1987 which criticized then President Reagan and his policies.
Former Democratic Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh claimed his former opponent, Republican Rep. Todd Young, made college more expensive when he voted to index student loan rates to 10-year Treasury note yields.
When asked whether raising the minimum wage could help solve income inequality, Johnson said it would result in job losses. The Observatory finds this mostly true.
Although he supports reversing President Obama’s executive action, Marco Rubio’s stance on immigration is a lot more complicated.
