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Katherine Clark
Katherine Clark
stated on September 12, 2025 a post on X:
“Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday Americans” if they don’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2025
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2025 a podcast episode:
“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”
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By Loreben Tuquero • August 21, 2025
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 28, 2025 X:
“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
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By Hope Karnopp • August 15, 2025
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on June 6, 2025 an X post:
“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
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By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025
Ritchie Torres
Ritchie Torres
stated on July 20, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025
U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Trade Representative
stated on July 20, 2025 a social media post:
“America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.”
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By Gabrielle Lazor • July 24, 2025
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 14, 2025 a podcast interview:
“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2025
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau
stated on July 8, 2025 Pod Save America:
“ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.”
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By Amy Sherman • July 11, 2025
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on June 11, 2025 Facebook post:
"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."
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By Ella Moore • June 27, 2025
Josh Schoemann
Josh Schoemann
stated on June 2, 2025 Radio interview:
“The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.”
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By Hope Karnopp • June 25, 2025
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 10, 2025 posts on X:
California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2025
Liz Oyer
Liz Oyer
stated on April 30, 2025 a TikTok post:
“President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2025
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on April 27, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
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By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2025
Michael Lawler
Michael Lawler
stated on March 21, 2025 a television interview:
“If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 22, 2025
Ruben Gallego
Ruben Gallego
stated on March 24, 2025 a podcast episode:
Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
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By Claire Cranford • April 9, 2025
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford
stated on March 12, 2025 TV debate:
"Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network."
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By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on March 10, 2025 a speech:
“Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
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By Madeline Heim • February 25, 2025
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 26, 2025 a TV interview:
We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.”
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By Hope Karnopp • February 4, 2025
Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff
stated on January 26, 2025 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press:
“As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2025
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