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Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address:
“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”
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By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet:
Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
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By William Skipworth • March 10, 2021
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet:
In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
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By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021
Ron Kim
Ron Kim
stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview:
Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 6, 2021
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter:
"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”
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By Madeline Heim • March 5, 2021
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.:
Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
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By Chris Nichols • March 4, 2021
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet:
Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2021
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech:
“There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
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By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht • March 1, 2021
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on February 24, 2021 in statements at a confirmation hearing:
“I have never sued a nun — any nuns.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2021
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on February 17, 2021 in a speech:
“For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 25, 2021
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet:
“On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.”
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By Eric Litke • February 23, 2021
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week:
“There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.”
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By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech:
“The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
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February 19, 2021
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet:
President Joe Biden’s day one approach to immigration included "blanket amnesty and halting border wall construction."
Half-True
February 17, 2021
Illinois Republican Party
Illinois Republican Party
stated on February 5, 2021 in social media posts:
“Pritzker’s Hierarchy of Vaccine Priorities” puts prisoners, politicians and college students ahead of “individuals with high-risk health factors, and everyone else.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 12, 2021
Mark Born
Mark Born
stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter:
"The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?”
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By D.L. Davis • February 11, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS:
“If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
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By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference:
Says North Carolina bill to require in-person learning is “stripping out some of the health protocols that are in place.”
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By Paul Specht • February 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.”
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February 5, 2021
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