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stated on May 23, 2017 a tweet

"Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle."

June 21, 2017

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 31, 2017 an interview

"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.

June 9, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 a tweet

"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."

May 24, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on February 8, 2017 his budget speech

"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."

By Alison Dirr • May 17, 2017

Gwen Moore
stated on May 4, 2017 a news release

"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."

May 9, 2017

Restoration PAC
stated on March 21, 2017 a video

Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops."

April 5, 2017

Lowell Holtz
stated on March 26, 2017 a post on a campaign web site

About a third of Wisconsin’s high schools "are missing the mark of graduating young adults who are college ready," a "pass rate of 66.6%."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 30, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 8, 2017 a tweet

"‘TrumpCare’ would allow insurance execs to personally make millions off your health care."

March 13, 2017

Tony Evers
stated on February 13, 2017 a Facebook post

"Wisconsin’s graduation rates have grown to over 90 percent" since Tony Evers became state school superintendent.

By Dave Umhoefer • March 10, 2017

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."

February 10, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 6, 2017 an interview

Says Republicans are "organizing to take people’s health care away."

By Jonathan Anderson • February 8, 2017

John Humphries
stated on January 12, 2017 a Facebook post

"We've dropped from a top 10 state in elementary reading to 30th in the nation" under State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ watch.

By Dave Umhoefer • February 6, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a press briefing

"Obamacare has failed."

February 1, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on January 11, 2017 a letter

Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy."

By Dave Umhoefer • January 25, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on December 23, 2016 an interview

"We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.

January 6, 2017

Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview

"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."

December 2, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on September 26, 2016 a tweet

"America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years."

By Cara Lombardo • November 16, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on October 10, 2016 a radio ad

Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."

November 3, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on October 6, 2016 a campaign ad

Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University."

By Alison Dirr • November 2, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on October 25, 2016 a radio ad

Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem.

October 28, 2016

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