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Byron Donalds
stated on August 6, 2024 in an interview:

"Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota."

By Maria Briceño • August 9, 2024

Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 23, 2024 in Public appearance:

Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.”

By Hope Karnopp • August 7, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on July 18, 2024 in a campaign event in North Carolina:

Project 2025 would “end Head Start.”

By Louis Jacobson, Mia Penner • July 23, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on July 6, 2024 in a moderated conversation:

Black women in the U.S. are “three to four times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other women."

By Samantha Putterman • July 11, 2024

Byron Donalds
stated on July 7, 2024 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2024

David Crowley
stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance:

“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”

By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024

Tony Evers
stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.

By Hope Karnopp • June 28, 2024

Social Media
stated on May 30, 2024 in a post:

Under federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.”

By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on May 15, 2024 in a speech at a police memorial service:

“Violent crime is near a record 50-year low.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2024

Tyler August
stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter:

“Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”

By Sophia Voight • May 15, 2024

Mark Pocan
stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance:

“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”

By Laura Schulte • April 17, 2024

Lisa Subeck
stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”

By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2024

Brian Schimming
stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call:

“We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”

By Vanessa Swales • April 5, 2024

Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance:

“We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”

By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2024

Sarah Godlewski
stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance:

“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”

By Hope Karnopp • March 28, 2024

António Guterres
stated on March 18, 2024 in in a speech in New York:

Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”

March 26, 2024

Patrick Burke
stated on March 2, 2024 in a press release:

The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”

By David Scibilia • March 20, 2024

Tony Evers
stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview:

“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”

By Sophia Voight • March 6, 2024

Elise Stefanik
stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview:

“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 23, 2024

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on February 3, 2024 in a newsletter for constituents:

“Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.”

By Conor Amendola, Brooke Johnpier • February 20, 2024

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