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Rick Scott stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.” Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.” Joe Biden stated on October 27, 2022 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.” Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This: Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.” Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2022 in social media posts: A House Republican plan says that if the GOP wins the majority, “Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits.” Raphael Warnock stated on October 14, 2022 in a debate: “Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.” Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush. JD Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” Herschel Walker stated on September 28, 2022 in an ad: Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 16, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.” Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes": “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt." Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit: “Incomes are up.” JD Vance stated on September 4, 2022 in an interview: “Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.” Raphael Warnock stated on August 29, 2022 in a speech in Albany, Ga.: The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.” Herschel Walker stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet: Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.” Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts: An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term. Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary." Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” Karine Jean-Pierre stated on August 3, 2022 in a White House briefing: Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court. American Prosperity Alliance stated on August 4, 2022 in an ad: The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.” Adam Laxalt stated on July 30, 2022 in a tweet: A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket." Janet Yellen stated on July 24, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year." Instagram posts stated on July 25, 2022 in social media posts: ‘The White House is now trying to protect Joe Biden by changing the definition of the word recession.' Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet: Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher. Joe Biden stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland: The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.” Nikki Haley stated on July 4, 2022 in a tweet: The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation. Jonathan Turley stated on June 24, 2022 in an interview on Fox News: “The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
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Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.” Citizens for Sanity stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children." Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.: "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks." Rick Scott stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.” Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.” Joe Biden stated on October 27, 2022 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.” Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This: Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.” Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2022 in social media posts: A House Republican plan says that if the GOP wins the majority, “Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits.” Raphael Warnock stated on October 14, 2022 in a debate: “Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.” Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush. JD Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” Herschel Walker stated on September 28, 2022 in an ad: Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 16, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.” Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes": “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt." Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit: “Incomes are up.” JD Vance stated on September 4, 2022 in an interview: “Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.” Raphael Warnock stated on August 29, 2022 in a speech in Albany, Ga.: The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.” Herschel Walker stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet: Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.” Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts: An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term. Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary." Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” Karine Jean-Pierre stated on August 3, 2022 in a White House briefing: Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court. American Prosperity Alliance stated on August 4, 2022 in an ad: The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.” Adam Laxalt stated on July 30, 2022 in a tweet: A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket." Janet Yellen stated on July 24, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year." Instagram posts stated on July 25, 2022 in social media posts: ‘The White House is now trying to protect Joe Biden by changing the definition of the word recession.' Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet: Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher. Joe Biden stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland: The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.” Nikki Haley stated on July 4, 2022 in a tweet: The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation. Jonathan Turley stated on June 24, 2022 in an interview on Fox News: “The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.”
Citizens for Sanity stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."
Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.: "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
Rick Scott stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”
Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”
Joe Biden stated on October 27, 2022 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”
Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This: Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”
Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2022 in social media posts: A House Republican plan says that if the GOP wins the majority, “Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits.”
Raphael Warnock stated on October 14, 2022 in a debate: “Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”
Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
JD Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
Herschel Walker stated on September 28, 2022 in an ad: Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 16, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”
Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes": “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Raphael Warnock stated on August 29, 2022 in a speech in Albany, Ga.: The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”
Herschel Walker stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet: Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”
Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts: An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.
Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."
Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on August 3, 2022 in a White House briefing: Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court.
American Prosperity Alliance stated on August 4, 2022 in an ad: The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
Adam Laxalt stated on July 30, 2022 in a tweet: A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."
Janet Yellen stated on July 24, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year."
Instagram posts stated on July 25, 2022 in social media posts: ‘The White House is now trying to protect Joe Biden by changing the definition of the word recession.'
Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet: Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher.
Joe Biden stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland: The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”
Nikki Haley stated on July 4, 2022 in a tweet: The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation.
Jonathan Turley stated on June 24, 2022 in an interview on Fox News: “The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
