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Evan Jenkins stated on April 23, 2018 in a U.S. Senate debate:

"I’ve cut a half a billion (dollars) out of the EPA just in the last two years. We’ve cut 3,000 jobs out of the EPA."

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2018

Tammy Duckworth stated on September 16, 2019 in a tweet:

Says President Trump’s administration has "actually worsened our nation’s homelessness crisis" by cutting affordable housing programs, allowing shelters to refuse people based on gender identity or sexual orientation, evicting immigrant families of mixed legal status from subsidized housing and raising rent.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 20, 2019

Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet:

Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."

By Miriam Valverde• March 20, 2019

Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.

By Manuela Tobias• April 10, 2018

League of Conservation Voters stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst "promises to shut down the Department of Education and abolish the EPA."

By Molly O'Connor• June 27, 2014

Jan Schakowsky stated on February 12, 2020 in committee hearing remarks:

“We’ve also seen in the time that he’s (Donald Trump) been president, an increase in carbon emissions going absolutely in the wrong way.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 16, 2020

Lucy McBath stated on September 28, 2020 in an ad:

Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding."

By Tom Kertscher• October 23, 2020

Nancy Pelosi stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement:

“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”

By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2020

Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2025 in an X post:

“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2025

National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer:

Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2012

Tom Price stated on May 10, 2017 in press conference about opioid addiction:

"I think if you look at the entire federal government and the president’s commitment to (fighting opioid addiction), you’ll see that there are actually hundreds of millions of dollars increase on this issue."

By Ella Nilsen• May 26, 2017

Ed Gillespie stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.:

"This administration is slashing the Navy to pay for more Obamacare."

By Nancy Madsen• August 3, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency stated on June 13, 2018 in a statement to Bloomberg:

"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2018

Danny O'Connor stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."

By Stephen Koff• September 26, 2018

Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post:

Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.”

By Paul Specht• April 24, 2025

Progress Texas stated on September 20, 2016 in a blog post:

"Donald Trump's education plan to dramatically slash funding for public education would fire 49,000 Texas teachers."

By Fauzeya Rahman• October 20, 2016

Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website:

Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence."

By Eric Stirgus• September 7, 2010

Rick Santorum stated on March 31, 2017 in a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up."

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2017

Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Stacey Abrams stole $2 BILLION from taxpayers.”

By Caleb McCullough• February 26, 2025

Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in his State of the State speech:

"We have invested record funding in protecting our environment."

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2014

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