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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 in a speech:
“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 8, 2023
Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein
stated on January 31, 2023 in a Fox Business segment:
“The whole green energy agenda involves more than doubling 10 types of mining.”
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By Andy Nguyen • February 27, 2023
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on February 15, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:
“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
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By Sara Swann • February 17, 2023
Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell
stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet:
"Energy costs are the highest in 15 years."
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By Nusaiba Mizan • February 16, 2023
Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
stated on February 12, 2023 in a Super Bowl ad:
Canada is to thank for American football.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 13, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 in his State of the Union address:
"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on January 19, 2023 in Speech:
In Wisconsin, even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care."
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By Madeline Heim • February 9, 2023
Devin LeMahieu
Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address:
"In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."
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By Vanessa Swales • February 3, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet:
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 25, 2023
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.:
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
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By Warren Fiske • January 25, 2023
Eric Adams
Eric Adams
stated on January 7, 2023 in a radio interview:
“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 24, 2023
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 1, 2023 in Twitter:
“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”
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By Madeline Heim • January 13, 2023
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 5, 2023 in a speech:
Since a new immigration program was implemented, the number of Venezuelans trying to enter the U.S. illegally decreased “from about 1,100 per day to less than 250 per day on average.”
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 6, 2023
Karen Bass
Karen Bass
stated on December 18, 2022 in in an interview:
“Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles.
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By Andy Nguyen • December 20, 2022
Rita Harris
Rita Harris
stated on December 14, 2022 in a press release:
Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."
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By Yacob Reyes • December 19, 2022
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on December 12, 2022 in an interview:
The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.”
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December 19, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on December 9, 2022 in a press conference:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema "voted with the president 93% of the time."
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By Yacob Reyes • December 14, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 13, 2022 in remarks at the White House:
“For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
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By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2022
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview:
In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."
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December 8, 2022
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