Politicians count on short memories.

On the record prints what elected officials actually said, word for word, with a footnote giving the date, the place and a source anyone can check. No cartoons, no nicknames, no spin. The statement does the work.

The rules every entry follows

1. Verbatim only. If we can’t point to the original, we don’t print it.
2. Every shirt carries its footnote. The entry number on the statement matches the footnote at the hem.
3. Mistakes get corrected in public, on the corrections page.