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Social Media
stated on October 22, 2025 social media posts

Walmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 29, 2025

Kevin O'Leary
stated on February 24, 2025 an interview on CNN

“We've never audited government for 100 years.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2025

Mike Johnson
stated on December 5, 2024 remarks to reporters

About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • December 11, 2024

Citizens for Sanity
stated on November 2, 2022 an ad

President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."

By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2022

Bob Good
stated on November 4, 2021 a radio interview.

“The infrastructure bill itself is only 10% true infrastructure.”

By Louis Jacobson, Warren Fiske • November 15, 2021

Lisa McClain
stated on November 6, 2021 a tweet

In the infrastructure bill that just passed the House, “only 10% is actual infrastructure.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2021

Liz Cheney
stated on April 11, 2021 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"

“Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 13, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2021 a Facebook post

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill "awards a $25 million bonus" to House members.

March 11, 2021

Darin LaHood
stated on August 24, 2020 a TV interview

“The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.”

By Deborah Wilber, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 6, 2020

Steve Scalise
stated on August 30, 2020 a video

Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?”

By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.

August 26, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2019 a Facebook post

Says Warren Buffett asked people to forward a chain email about the "Congressional Reform Act of 2019."

December 6, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on December 26, 2018 remarks to U.S. troops

Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years."

By Samantha Putterman • December 27, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2018 remarks at the White House

Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2018

The Patriot Report
stated on January 17, 2018 a headline

Says Donald Trump is "canceling funding for Obama’s free house and library."

By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on January 22, 2018 an interview

"I have consistently opposed shutdowns."

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2018

Bloggers
stated on August 29, 2017 Internet posts

Says video shows Mike Pence quoting the Bible as justification for "Congress not to fund Katrina relief effort."

By Joshua Gillin • August 31, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on May 2, 2017 a news conference

"We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama.

May 11, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on November 10, 2016 an interview

"Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke."

December 23, 2016

Jonathan Stickland
stated on February 10, 2016 a TV ad

Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 12, 2016

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