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Mike Pence
stated on August 23, 2023 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee:

"I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives."

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2023

Brian Kemp
stated on May 10, 2022 in an ad:

"David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof."

By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2022

Ron DeSantis
stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference:

“The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.”

By Yacob Reyes • May 5, 2022

Rick Scott
stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed:

“Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”

By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 28, 2021

Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 20, 2019 in a debate:

"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off."

By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2019

Bill Clinton
stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview on NBC's Today show:

"I left the White House $16 million in debt."

By Manuela Tobias • June 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2017 in a tweet:

"The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion."

By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech:

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech:

"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."

By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2016

Katrina Shankland
stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release:

"Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."

By Tom Kertscher • February 5, 2016

Rand Paul
stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:

The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2015

Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.:

"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."

By Clay Wirestone • March 27, 2015

Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:

The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014

Mike Collins
stated on May 16, 2014 in a flier:

Says he never wanted to raise the debt ceiling.

By Eric Stirgus • June 2, 2014

Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 in a fundraising letter:

I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014

We Are Wisconsin
stated on February 17, 2014 in an email:

With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."

By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2014

Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad:

Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt."

By Julie Kliegman • November 7, 2013

Andrew Napolitano
stated on October 17, 2013 in an interview on "Fox and Friends":

"Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013

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