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Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.:

Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”

By Warren Fiske • January 25, 2023
Eric Adams
stated on January 7, 2023 in a radio interview:

“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 24, 2023
Scott Walker
stated on January 1, 2023 in Twitter:

“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”

By Madeline Heim • January 13, 2023
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.

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023
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.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 6, 2023
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.

By Andy Nguyen • December 20, 2022
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."

By Yacob Reyes • December 19, 2022
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.”

By Tom Kertscher • December 19, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on December 9, 2022 in a press conference:

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema "voted with the president 93% of the time."

By Yacob Reyes • December 14, 2022
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.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2022
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."

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022
Cliff Hayes
stated on November 23, 2022 in a TV interview.:

“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.

By Warren Fiske • December 2, 2022
Tony Evers
stated on November 14, 2022 in Twitter:

“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”

By Madeline Heim • December 2, 2022
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 19, 2022 in a speech:

Herschel Walker “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.”

By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2022
Julie Gunnigle
stated on September 15, 2022 in a debate:

"If Arizona were a country, it’d be the eighth largest incarcerator in the world."

By Tori Gantz • November 11, 2022
Val Demings
stated on October 31, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Sen. Marco Rubio "helped write the law to raise prescription prices."

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022
Kathy Hochul
stated on October 25, 2022 in a debate:

The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 5, 2022
Kari Lake
stated on October 12, 2022 in a press conference:

Katie Hobbs “has voted to double our gas tax.”

By Alexis Waiss • November 3, 2022
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 19, 2022 in Political ad:

Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”

By D.L. Davis • November 3, 2022
Amy Klobuchar
stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press:

“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.

By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2022
Liz Cheney
stated on October 28, 2022 in an ad:

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem “have said that they will only honor the results of an election if they agree with it."

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2022
Maggie Hassan
stated on October 19, 2022 in an ad:

"Don Bolduc wants to cut trillions from Medicare and end Social Security."

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2022
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet:

“Carol Miller is a multi-millionaire worth over $16 million.”

By Emily Oiler • October 27, 2022
Tony Evers
stated on October 19, 2022 in Campaign ad:

If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."

By Madeline Heim • October 21, 2022
Charlie Crist
stated on October 4, 2022 in a campaign ad:

"When I was your governor, we reduced insurance rates by 10%."

By Yacob Reyes • October 19, 2022
Joe Manchin
stated on August 28, 2022 in a tweet:

“WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”

By Amanda Boring • October 18, 2022
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.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2022
Katie Hobbs
stated on October 9, 2022 in an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation:

Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.”

By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2022
Tim Ryan
stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“I voted with Trump on trade.”

By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2022
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet:

“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”

By Megan Bevins • October 3, 2022