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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2023 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • September 21, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
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By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 29, 2022 an interview
In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."
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December 8, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 7, 2021 remarks at the White House
“A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.”
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By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2021
Christina Blackcloud
Christina Blackcloud
stated on January 23, 2021 a tweet
The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations."
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February 4, 2021
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 27, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post
"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 10, 2018 a TV ad
Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy."  
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September 14, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 1, 2017 an interview
"We've got about $3 trillion in trapped cash overseas that basically can't come back in this country because of our tax laws."  
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September 15, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 16, 2016 an interview
Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."
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December 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 13, 2016 a speech
America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world."
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December 15, 2016
Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch
stated on December 10, 2016 a campaign letter
Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."
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By Linda Qiu • December 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 a rally in Delaware, Ohio
"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 19, 2016 a radio interview.
"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months." 
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By Warren Fiske • July 6, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 a tweet
"The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens."
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By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 a debate
"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
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February 11, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 2, 2016 an interview in Bow, N.H.
"Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor."
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By Jonathan Van Fleet • February 7, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
The Commonwealth Institute
The Commonwealth Institute
stated on April 30, 2015 a blog post.
Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."
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By Sean Gorman • May 27, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
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February 27, 2015
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 5, 2014 an interview
In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. 
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November 21, 2014
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