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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 26, 2025 a TV interview
We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.”
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By Hope Karnopp • February 4, 2025
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 11, 2024 an interview on CNN State of the Union
Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal.
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By Amy Sherman • August 16, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 5, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“When I worked on the Affordable Care Act, I wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got health care.”
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By Madeline Heim • May 17, 2024
Rachael Cabral-Guevara,
Rachael Cabral-Guevara,
stated on October 18, 2023 Public hearing
Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.
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By Hope Karnopp • November 7, 2023
Ashbey Beasley
Ashbey Beasley
stated on March 27, 2023 a statement to the media
“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 An address at the White House
“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”
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By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 his State of the Union address
"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 19, 2022 Campaign ad
If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."
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By Madeline Heim • October 21, 2022
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on May 8, 2022 Newspaper opinion piece
"Fifty-four percent of Wisconsinites live in a child care desert."
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By Alan Hovorka • July 20, 2022
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 24, 2022 an interview with CNN
“Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
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By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2022
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on November 24, 2021 a tweet
“Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000” and the U.S. $500.
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December 11, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 5, 2021 a speech in Howell, Mich.
"Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.”
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By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2021
Jill Underly
Jill Underly
stated on April 11, 2021 TV interview
For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so."
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By D.L. Davis • April 23, 2021
Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin
stated on September 10, 2020 a tweet
“West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
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By Morgan Akers, Rylan Toledo • November 6, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
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By William Skipworth • October 23, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 radio interview
For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
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By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on July 14, 2020 at a press conference
“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”
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By Lyle Muller • July 16, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 13, 2020 a rally
Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 20, 2020
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on October 22, 2019 a tweet
"Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget." 
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By D.L. Davis • January 3, 2020
Woody Thrasher
Woody Thrasher
stated on August 21, 2019 a tweet
"West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth."
Mostly True
By Alayna Degenhardt, Farrah Frattaroli • December 6, 2019
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