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Mark Pocan stated on June 16, 2014 in a press release:

Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation."

By Dave Umhoefer• June 22, 2014

John Boehner stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release:

"The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state."

By Sabrina Eaton• July 23, 2010

Dave McCormick stated on August 08, 2024 in an X post:

“Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.”

By Caleb McCullough• August 16, 2024

Planned Parenthood Votes stated on June 30, 2022 in an ad:

Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”

By Tom Kertscher• July 18, 2022

Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.:

"I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."

By Jon Greenberg• December 18, 2019

Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate:

Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police."

By Caleb McCullough• October 28, 2024

Threads posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Threads post:

“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”

By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2024

Andrew Napolitano stated on March 15, 2012 in an interview on Fox News:

A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret."

By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2012

Kamala Harris stated on July 09, 2021 in an interview:

New and proposed state laws on voting mean “if you are going to be standing in that line for all those hours, you can’t have any water or any food.”

By Amy Sherman• July 15, 2021

Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."

By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2010

Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.:

"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."

By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015

Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Sherrod Brown "gave huge bonuses to executives."

By Tom Feran• June 15, 2012

Donald Trump stated on January 07, 2022 in an email:

Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.”

By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2022

Joe Pitts stated on October 05, 2011 in a Capitol Hill press conference:

The health care law was "a 2,733-page bill! . . . No amendments!"

By Molly Moorhead• October 18, 2011

Rick Perry stated on January 02, 2012 in a Web ad:

"Santorum also voted for a teapot museum in North Carolina."

By Jake Berry• January 3, 2012

Gwen Graham stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet:

"In Congress, @RonDeSantisFL was the DECIDING vote AGAINST our state's right to protect Florida waters from drilling."

By Allison Graves• January 12, 2018

Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2020 in press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.:

“The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.”

By Sophie Austin• August 13, 2020

Greg Steube stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet:

"Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act.

By Amy Sherman• July 19, 2019

Bernie Sanders stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

Says he supported the 1994 crime bill because "there is a ban on assault weapons in that bill."

By Linda Qiu• February 28, 2016

Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad:

Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."

By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2022

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