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Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin
stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet:
“West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
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By Morgan Akers, Rylan Toledo • November 6, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.
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By Deborah Wilber • November 1, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on September 26, 2020 in a campaign ad:
"Mike Parson opposes protections for pre-existing conditions.”
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By William Skipworth • October 30, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate:
"I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2020
Jill Schupp
Jill Schupp
stated on September 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner “voted five times against protecting pre-existing conditions."
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By Noah Crider • October 29, 2020
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner:
“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
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By Delaney Geiger, Julia Maltby • October 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 24, 2020 in Facebook post:
An “anti-Black Lives Matter” flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally.
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By Laura Schulte • October 28, 2020
Jon Hoadley
Jon Hoadley
stated on October 13, 2020 in a TV ad:
Upton “voted a dozen times to kick thousands of Michigan families off their health insurance and eliminate protections for preexisting conditions”
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By Clara Hendrickson • October 28, 2020
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on October 15, 2020 in comments at a debate:
Says she is ranked "one of the most bipartisan senators in the Senate in the last 25 years."
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By Rachel Schilke, Rylee Wilson • October 26, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
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By William Skipworth • October 23, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally:
You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved."
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By Eric Litke • October 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 30, 2020 in a political ad:
“Donald Trump and Thom Tillis opposed legislation that would lower the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.”
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By Aneri Pattani • October 19, 2020
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on October 7, 2020 in a Facebook ad:
Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2020
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
stated on October 16, 2020 in a website post:
"Nancy Mace denies climate change."
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October 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2020 in a post:
“Federal law requires people to speak English to be naturalized as American citizens.”
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October 19, 2020
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on September 9, 2020 in a tweet:
"Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”
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By Camren Gandee, Julia Manley • October 15, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech:
“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.
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By Nusaiba Mizan • October 12, 2020
David Zuckerman
David Zuckerman
stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate:
“You were going to cut schools, when you were going to cut teachers and educators in our schools.”
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By Colin Meyn • October 8, 2020
United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC
United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC
stated on September 15, 2020 in a TV ad.:
Nick Freitas “voted to let businesses discriminate and fire expecting mothers for no other reason but their pregnancy. ”
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By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech:
“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
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By Madeline Heim • October 1, 2020
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