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Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC:

HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”

By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 25, 2021

DCCC
stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad:

Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2021

Scott Walker
stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.”

By Eric Litke • January 28, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob.

By Bill McCarthy • January 14, 2021

Eric Trump
stated on October 17, 2020 in a tweet:

A mansion in photo is Joe Biden’s house.

By Hayat Norimine • October 20, 2020

Paul Junge
stated on September 11, 2020 in an interview on 'Detroit Today':

"Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi."

By Clara Hendrickson • September 21, 2020

John James
stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad:

Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."

By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.”

By Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!”

By Tom Kertscher • May 27, 2020

Bloggers
stated on March 6, 2020 in a story:

Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.”

By Samantha Putterman • March 10, 2020

Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:

"104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place."

By Madeline Heim • December 20, 2019

Greg Steube
stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet:

"Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act.

By Amy Sherman • July 19, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2019 in a tweet:

Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid

By Amy Sherman • May 9, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet:

"The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama."

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2018 in in a tweet:

"Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department."

By John Kruzel • September 4, 2018

Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate:

"President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance."

By Bill McCarthy • July 25, 2018

Sherrod Brown
stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest."

By Amy Sherman • May 31, 2018

Randy Bryce
stated on May 6, 2018 in an interview:

Says he’s not a politician.

By Tom Kertscher • May 16, 2018

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