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Stefan Mychajliw
stated on January 29, 2021 a press release

"The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.”

By John Pullano • February 5, 2021

Garlin Gilchrist
stated on January 17, 2021 a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference

In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.”

By Clara Hendrickson • January 22, 2021

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 a tweet

“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”

By Eric Litke • January 20, 2021

Jon Rosenthal
stated on January 5, 2021 a tweet

Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”

By Brandon Mulder • January 15, 2021

Lyle Larson
stated on November 12, 2020 a tweet

Says there’s “up to 75% reduction in opioid dosage for medical cannabis users.”

By Brandon Mulder • November 20, 2020

Joe Manchin
stated on August 19, 2020 an interview with the Washington Examiner

“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”

By Delaney Geiger, Julia Maltby • October 28, 2020

David McKinley
stated on September 9, 2020 a tweet

"Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”

By Camren Gandee, Julia Manley • October 15, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2020 an executive order

“For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”

By Julie Appleby • October 1, 2020

Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 a media briefing

“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”

By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020

Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 radio interview

For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19

By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020

Doug Jones
stated on August 10, 2020 an interview

In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."

August 27, 2020

Brett Giroir
stated on July 26, 2020 an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”

“Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.”

By Julie Appleby • August 4, 2020

Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on July 24, 2020 a news release

Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."

By Haley BeMiller • July 31, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on July 20, 2020 an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC

“I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2020

Kim Reynolds
stated on July 14, 2020 at a press conference

“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”

By Lyle Muller • July 16, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2020 a Facebook post

“New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.”

July 10, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on June 30, 2020 a speech

“The CDC tried to develop clear guidelines about what the stages of re-opening should look like — the administration delayed and scaled them back."

By Samantha Putterman • July 6, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2020 a tweet

As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2020

Rashida Tlaib
stated on June 4, 2020 a tweet

“Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”

By Clara Hendrickson • June 16, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on May 21, 2020 a statement

Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”

By Miriam Valverde • June 1, 2020

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