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Christine Drazan
Christine Drazan
stated on January 5, 2022 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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January 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
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January 20, 2022
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on January 12, 2022 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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December 11, 2021
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on December 5, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 9, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House:
“Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”
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By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2021
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion:
“Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
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By Laura Schulte • November 30, 2021
Colin Allred
Colin Allred
stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview:
"You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic."
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By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2021
Meagan Wolfe
Meagan Wolfe
stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview:
"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.
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By D.L. Davis • November 18, 2021
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview:
“If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty."
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By D.L. Davis • November 11, 2021
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Viral image
stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"The 550 U.S. billionaires together are worth $2.5 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we'd raise enough to run the federal government for less than eight months."
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November 2, 2021
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet:
"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."
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By Paul Specht • October 29, 2021
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on September 23, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history."
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By Madeline Heim • October 26, 2021
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