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Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 18, 2024 TV debate

Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”

By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2024

Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 Organization email

Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”

By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024

Byron Donalds
stated on October 13, 2024 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

“Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2024

Threads posts
stated on October 3, 2024 a Threads post

The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”

October 9, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on October 7, 2024 an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes"

"We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people."

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2024

Social Media
stated on September 24, 2024 social media posts

Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.

September 27, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on September 25, 2024 an interview with MSNBC

“Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2024

Americans for Prosperity Action
stated on September 4, 2024 a Meta ad

The Inflation Reduction Act, which Rep. Elissa Slotkin supported, “drove inflation higher.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 26, 2024

Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 in Bethlehem, Pa.

“Donald Trump added more to the national debt than any other president, ever.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2024

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 17, 2024 a TV ad

“Two years ago, Bob Casey promised us his vote will reduce inflation. ... Casey’s vote for reckless spending” made inflation worse.

By Caleb McCullough, Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2024 an ad

“Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 18, 2024

Tim Sheehy
stated on August 21, 2024 an X post

The “‘Inflation Reduction Act’ increased inflation and drove prices sky high!”

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2024 a rally in Mosinee, Wis.

Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2024 su discurso de aceptación en la Convención Nacional Demócrata

El expresidente Donald Trump “tiene la intención de promulgar lo que, en efecto, es un impuesto nacional sobre las ventas…que elevaría los precios para las familias de clase media a casi $4,000 al año”.

By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on August 26, 2024 an interview with a podcaster

Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”

By Amy Sherman • September 4, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2024 her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention

Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2024

JD Vance
stated on August 25, 2024 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"

“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2024

Bob Casey
stated on August 22, 2024 a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

“Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”

By Madison Czopek • August 28, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2024 a Truth Social post

“The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2024

Tim Walz
stated on August 14, 2024 a speech in California

Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.”

By Amy Sherman • August 20, 2024

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