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Lena Taylor stated on June 07, 2013 in an op-ed article:

"There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings."

By Dave Umhoefer• June 23, 2013

Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview:

A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.

By Dave Umhoefer• June 24, 2013

Gavin Newsom stated on October 08, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate:

"Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."

By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2018

John Oliver stated on June 07, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight":

Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs.

By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2015

Stacey Abrams stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website:

"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."

By Miriam Valverde• February 21, 2018

Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 08, 2021 in a tweet:

“My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement.

By Natalie Dunlap• September 17, 2021

Mandela Barnes stated on September 02, 2022 in News release:

Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "

By D.L. Davis• September 22, 2022

Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021

Kelly Loeffler stated on December 09, 2020 in an interview:

Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."

By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2020

Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.

By Tom Kertscher• May 6, 2016

Dawn Buckingham stated on February 08, 2017 in a campaign email blast:

"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2017

Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech:

“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 29, 2020

Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Under new Illinois law, these crimes are “nondetainable": “Burglary, robbery, arson, kidnapping, DUI offenses, even DUI involving a fatality, most drug offenses, and even 2nd degree murder.”

By Jeff Cercone• September 14, 2022

Peter Barca stated on June 05, 2013 in a fund-raising email:

Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually"

By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2013

Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial:

In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 12, 2014

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.:

Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."

By Linda Qiu• August 3, 2015

American International Group stated on January 01, 2013 in a TV ad:

AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion."

By Becky Bowers• January 2, 2013

Dick Greco stated on May 01, 2002 in city report reprinted as 2011 mayoral campaign material:

"Financed the largest parking expansion program without a rate increase."

By Richard Danielson• February 12, 2011

Rick Perry stated on December 15, 2011 in Fox News Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

Says Texas did not bail out a loan program he oversaw as state agriculture commissioner.

By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2011

Florida Democratic Party stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release:

Donald Trump’s "golf course on the island defaulted, like so many of his other failed business schemes. The failure left Puerto Rican taxpayers with a nearly $33 million bill."

By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2017

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