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Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on June 21, 2023 a Fox News town hall
“Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2023
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on May 27, 2022 News conference
The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
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By Vanessa Swales • July 8, 2022
Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on April 11, 2021 Twitter
"Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.”
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By Haley BeMiller • May 21, 2021
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 6, 2021 a tweet
“On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.”
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By Eric Litke • February 23, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2020 a Facebook post
“Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise.
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April 8, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.”
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By Madison Czopek • April 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2020 a Facebook post
The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent
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By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2020
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer
stated on October 15, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
"People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years."
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By Chris Nichols • October 16, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 16, 2019 a viral meme
Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class."
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By Bill McCarthy • September 18, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 17, 2019 a tweet
Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."
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By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2019
Marie Newman
Marie Newman
stated on April 24, 2019 a radio interview
"We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 28, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 1, 2019 a podcast interview
"Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 22, 2018 a speech
Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations."  
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October 26, 2018
Kanye West
Kanye West
stated on October 11, 2018 remarks at the White House
In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year."  
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October 12, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad
Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
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October 11, 2018
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 1, 2018 a news release
Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund."
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By D.L. Davis • August 9, 2018
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 5, 2018 a Republican candidate forum
"Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."  
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By Allison Graves • May 10, 2018
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on December 27, 2017 an interview
"Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year."  
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January 10, 2018
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on November 29, 2017 a House floor speech
The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."  
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December 15, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 1, 2017 an interview
Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average."
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December 8, 2017
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