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James Clyburn
James Clyburn
stated on October 8, 2025 an X post
“Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.
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By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2025
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on June 12, 2025 X, formerly Twitter
“Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
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By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025
stated on May 5, 2025 a CNN NewsNight episode
“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.
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By Loreben Tuquero • May 9, 2025
Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs
stated on December 18, 2024 an X post
Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on August 6, 2024 a speech
JD Vance “literally wrote the foreword for the architect of the Project 2025 agenda."
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By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • August 14, 2024
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on August 7, 2024 a news conference
Says Tim Walz said he carried weapons in war, but “he has not spent a day in a combat zone.”
True
August 12, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 23, 2024 Public appearance
Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.”
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By Hope Karnopp • August 7, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 6, 2024 a moderated conversation
Black women in the U.S. are “three to four times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other women."
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By Samantha Putterman • July 11, 2024
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on May 16, 2024 Public appearance
“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”
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By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 27, 2024 Public appearance
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
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By Laura Schulte • April 17, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 7, 2024 Public appearance
“We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
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By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2024
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on March 3, 2024 Public appearance
“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”
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By Hope Karnopp • March 28, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 22, 2024 a speech
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
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By Samantha Putterman • January 30, 2024
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on July 27, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
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By Sophia Voight • November 3, 2023
Brian Krassenstein
Brian Krassenstein
stated on October 12, 2023 a post on X
It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
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By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 15, 2023 a speech
Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
True
By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2023 a reel
More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 6, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 24, 2023 a post
“An 11-year-old boy saved the lives of two people on the same day.”
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By Gabrielle Settles • June 7, 2023
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on April 26, 2023 Twitter
Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
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By D.L. Davis • May 26, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 11, 2023 Senate Banking Committee press release
“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”
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By Matthew Crowley • May 19, 2023
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