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Martha McSally
stated on June 22, 2020 a campaign ad

“Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • June 25, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2020 remarks during a roundtable discussion

“If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • June 17, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on May 11, 2020 comments in the Rose Garden

“Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 13, 2020

Ralph Northam
stated on May 1, 2020 a news conference.

Technology coming to Virginia allows COVID-19 personal protection equipment to be “decontaminated and reused 20 times without degrading performance.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra, Warren Fiske • May 12, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2020 comments made during a White House briefing

“We’ve tested more than every country combined.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 30, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2020 comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus

“We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 29, 2020

Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2020 his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president

Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 16, 2020

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 8, 2020 an op-ed published in The Guardian

“It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 13, 2020

Jesse Watters
stated on March 31, 2020 comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel

“We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 3, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 Fox News town hall

"We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • March 25, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2020 comments made during a White House media briefing

The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • March 19, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on March 11, 2020 a White House speech

The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”

By Amy Sherman, Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • March 12, 2020

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 25, 2020 in remarks during the South Carolina Democratic primary debate

“(A recent study) said ‘Medicare for All’ will lower health care costs in this country by $450 billion a year and save the lives of 68,000 people who would otherwise have died.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • February 26, 2020

Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 21, 2020 a video ad released by the Pete Buttigieg for President campaign

“If you like your private plan, you can keep it.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • February 25, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on February 19, 2020 comments during the February Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas

“From the moment we passed that signature legislation, Mike (Bloomberg) called it a disgrace.”

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • February 20, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2020 comments during the New Hampshire presidential primary debate

Sanders’ “Medicare for All” plan "would cost more than the entire federal budget that we spend now."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • February 13, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union

“Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • February 5, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union

Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • February 5, 2020

Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 26, 2020 comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.

"The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • January 29, 2020

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 14, 2020 comments about his "Medicare for All" plan during the January Democratic presidential debate.

"We end the $100 billion a year that the health care industry makes."

By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • January 15, 2020

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