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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate:
“There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”
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By Victoria Knight • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order:
“For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
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By Julie Appleby • October 1, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
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September 28, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 in a speech:
Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020
Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democratic Party
stated on September 24, 2020 in an email:
“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
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By Clara Hendrickson • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump funded a Veterans Day parade 26 years ago in New York City after the city refused to pay.
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By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2020
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."
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By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing:
“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
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By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website:
Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”
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By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview:
For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
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By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech in Pittsburgh:
“More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.”
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By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech:
“I am not banning fracking.”
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By Jessica Calefati • September 1, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview:
In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."
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August 27, 2020
Ryan Holets
Ryan Holets
stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention:
“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
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By Julie Appleby • August 27, 2020
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC:
Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”
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By Miriam Valverde • August 26, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2020 in an interview with ABC News:
Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”
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By Jon Greenberg • August 25, 2020
Eugene DePasquale
Eugene DePasquale
stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
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By Jon Greenberg • August 24, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education:
“The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”
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By Phil Galewitz • August 20, 2020
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on August 4, 2020 in a TV ad.:
“When I ran for Congress, I promised to refuse money from corporate PACs. I’ve kept that promise.”
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By Warren Fiske • August 19, 2020
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet:
“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
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By Patrick Orsagos • August 19, 2020
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