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Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 18, 2022 Campaign statement:
"Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
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By D.L. Davis • March 8, 2022
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on February 5, 2022 a tweet:
"During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021."
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By Lauren White • March 3, 2022
Iowa House Democrats
Iowa House Democrats
stated on February 10, 2022 a tweet:
"According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with."
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By Meg Doster • March 2, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 10, 2022 a speech:
“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
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By Victoria Knight • March 1, 2022
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
stated on February 2, 2022 Twitter:
Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.”
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By Madeline Heim • February 25, 2022
Melanie D'Arrigo
Melanie D'Arrigo
stated on February 6, 2022 a Tweet:
“Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 18, 2022
Patrick Gaspard
Patrick Gaspard
stated on February 13, 2022 remarks on ABC's "This Week":
"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 17, 2022 a speech.:
Virginia’s economic growth “has stalled at less than 1% per year for eight years.”
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By Warren Fiske • February 14, 2022
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on February 2, 2022 the 2022 State of the State address.:
“A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”
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By Analisa Trofimuk • February 11, 2022
Christine Drazan
Christine Drazan
stated on January 5, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.”
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By Gabrielle Settles • February 7, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 17, 2022 a speech.:
“Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…”
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By Warren Fiske • February 2, 2022
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on January 30, 2022 remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”
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By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on November 19, 2021 a rally:
"Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level."
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By Nusaiba Mizan • January 28, 2022
Liz Mathis
Liz Mathis
stated on January 21, 2022 a tweet:
“Ashley Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill that made this money (for Iowa's locks and dams) possible. Once again she’s taking credit for work she didn’t do.”
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By Lauren White • January 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2022 a video on Facebook:
Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
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By Monique Curet • January 20, 2022
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on January 12, 2022 a speech.:
“We’ve brought in more than $81 billion in economic investment, more than four times any previous administration.”
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By Warren Fiske • January 14, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on November 19, 2021 a rally:
"Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy."
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By Nusaiba Mizan • January 10, 2022
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin
stated on December 8, 2021 a Tweet:
“Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 18, 2021
John McGuire
John McGuire
stated on December 3, 2021 a radio interview.:
“Overdoses in Virginia (are) up 35%.”
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By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2021
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on November 24, 2021 a tweet:
“Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000” and the U.S. $500.
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By Tom Kertscher • December 11, 2021
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