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stated on February 11, 2025 a post
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has a $223,000 salary and a $202 million net worth. Sen. Mitch McConnell has a $200,000 salary and a $95 million net worth. Sen. Chuck Schumer has a $210,000 salary and a $75 million net worth. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a $285,000 salary and a $67 million net worth.
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By Sara Swann • February 18, 2025
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on August 26, 2022 an ad
Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids."
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August 31, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 15, 2022 an Instagram post
“The CEO of Moderna deleted his Twitter and dumped $400 million of Moderna stock. Big Pharma seems to know some bad news is coming.”
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By Sara Swann • February 17, 2022
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on November 13, 2019 a Facebook ad
"In America, there is a father who is holding down two jobs and paying more taxes than the richest 400 families in America."
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November 21, 2019
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
stated on August 15, 2019 a tweet
Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment.
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By Bill McCarthy • August 19, 2019
Christine Quinn
Christine Quinn
stated on May 23, 2018 a presentation at the State Democratic Convention
New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."
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By Dan Clark • May 31, 2018
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 20, 2018 her announcement to run for governor
"Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."
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By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview
The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break."  
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October 13, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2017 a speech
Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."    
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February 10, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 his inaugural address
"We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
"The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 10, 2016
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 22, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 12, 2015 a press release
A Texas law "will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 26, 2015
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on May 13, 2015 a segment on his radio show
Says Hillary Clinton "makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the average CEO does in a year."
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By Katie Sanders • May 28, 2015
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 A campaign ad
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
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By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on August 31, 2014 a direct-mail piece
"Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools."
Mostly False
August 31, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 a campaign ad
Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
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By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2014
Erin Lynch
Erin Lynch
stated on June 11, 2014 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate
"The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2014
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