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Rick Scott
stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release:

The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 17, 2022
Bob Good
stated on August 10, 2022 in a tweet.:

“Democrats are voting to add an army of 87,000 IRS agents who will target middle class taxpayers and conduct at least 1 million more audits each year. ”

By Warren Fiske • August 17, 2022
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 in Email:

"Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."

By Alan Hovorka • August 12, 2022
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 9, 2022 in a tweet:

“Democrats' new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you — with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.”

By Jon Greenberg • August 11, 2022
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference:

"They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids."

By Yacob Reyes • August 10, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad:

“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”

By Madeline Heim • August 5, 2022
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 28, 2022 in an ad:

John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers."

By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter:

"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."

By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
Blake Masters
stated on July 22, 2022 in remarks at a Trump rally in Arizona:

Sen. Mark Kelly “voted to legalize abortion up until the moment of birth.”

By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2022
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter:

The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”

By Nina Baker • August 1, 2022
Robin Vos
stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter:

“The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”

By Madeline Heim • July 29, 2022
Qasim Rashid
stated on July 18, 2022 in a tweet:

"North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder."

By Paul Specht • July 25, 2022
Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals."

By Yacob Reyes • July 22, 2022
Dave LaRock
stated on July 9, 2022 in a speech.:

“Virginia now has the most liberal abortion laws in the world.”

By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet:

"38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore."

By Nusaiba Mizan • July 21, 2022
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 18, 2022 in an ad:

“John Fetterman wants to release one-third of dangerous criminals back into our communities.”

By Tom Kertscher • July 21, 2022
Tim Michels
stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter:

The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”

By Kelly Smits • July 21, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
stated on July 10, 2022 in a TV interview.:

“In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.”

By Warren Fiske • July 15, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Putin humiliatingly blows up all weapons and facilities" on Snake Island by retreating Russian troops.

By Andy Nguyen • July 12, 2022
Focus on the Family
stated on June 28, 2022 in ads:

Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.

By Tom Kertscher • July 12, 2022
Liberal Groups
stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement:

"Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city."

By Vanessa Swales • July 12, 2022
Nikki Fried
stated on June 28, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“Charlie Crist is pro-life.”

By Yacob Reyes • July 5, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on June 27, 2022 in a post:

Planned Parenthood clinics are “closing down all over the country” because Roe v. Wade was overturned.

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 5, 2022
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on June 2, 2022 in a tweet:

“Since I took office, Michigan has added more than 25,000 auto jobs.”

By Clara Hendrickson • July 1, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."

By Grace Abels • June 30, 2022
Tweets
stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet:

Recent research suggests that 15% of abortions are the result of coercion.

By Samantha Putterman • June 24, 2022
Lawrence Summers
stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's:

“When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2022
Cindy Axne
stated on June 14, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”

By Lyle Muller • June 17, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 2, 2022 in News release:

Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years."

By D.L. Davis • June 15, 2022
Nikki Haley
stated on June 7, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Americans aren’t required to show IDs to vote.

By Jeff Cercone • June 13, 2022

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