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American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.” National Center for Public Policy Research stated on April 5, 2024 in Proxy statement "Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020." Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” 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.” 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.” Derrick Van Orden stated on March 30, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Says President Joe Biden purposely chose Easter Sunday to mark Transgender Day of Visibility. Derrick Van Orden stated on April 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day. Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2024 in Radio interview In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’” 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.” Scott Walker stated on March 3, 2024 in TV interview “We just had 100% increase in layoffs.” 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.” Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.” Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.” Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign video “Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.” Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign website Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.” Amanda Nedweski stated on January 22, 2024 in Wisconsin Assembly "We have technology and medical advancements today that can tell you if you are pregnant the day after conception." Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Voto Latino . stated on February 29, 2024 in Social media ads "There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin." Sarah Godlewski stated on February 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “One of my responsibilities as Secretary of State is to countersign acts passed by the legislature & signed into law by Gov. Evers.” Load more
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
National Center for Public Policy Research stated on April 5, 2024 in Proxy statement "Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
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.”
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.”
Derrick Van Orden stated on March 30, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Says President Joe Biden purposely chose Easter Sunday to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.
Derrick Van Orden stated on April 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.
Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2024 in Radio interview In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’”
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.”
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.”
Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign video “Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.”
Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign website Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”
Amanda Nedweski stated on January 22, 2024 in Wisconsin Assembly "We have technology and medical advancements today that can tell you if you are pregnant the day after conception."
Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Voto Latino . stated on February 29, 2024 in Social media ads "There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."
Sarah Godlewski stated on February 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “One of my responsibilities as Secretary of State is to countersign acts passed by the legislature & signed into law by Gov. Evers.”
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