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Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 05, 2013 in a speech:
"If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
By Dave Umhoefer• January 14, 2014
Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview:
"Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2018
Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 02, 2013 in an interview on CNN:
There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.
By Amy Sherman• October 7, 2013
Alex Mooney stated on August 21, 2023 in a campaign website:
Jim Justice "opposes the Right to Work”
By Madison Ely• October 24, 2023
Florida Education Association stated on April 06, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.:
"Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want."
By Aaron Sharockman• April 13, 2011
Donald Trump stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio:
"Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."
By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2024
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
John Boehner stated on August 08, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
By Robert Farley• August 10, 2010
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address:
The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
By Catharine Richert• July 22, 2009
Rick Perry stated on September 07, 2010 in a press release:
Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 21, 2010
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2022 in screenshots shared on Facebook:
Screenshots show that conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro received more than $20,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness.
By Madison Czopek• August 26, 2022
Social Security Works stated on August 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Donald Trump says he will ‘terminate’ Social Security if re-elected."
By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2020
Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program:
Wisconsin state and local government workers pay "$500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000" per year in union dues.
By Tom Kertscher• March 8, 2011
Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.:
Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2012
Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 29, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.:
Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
By Aaron Sharockman• April 13, 2011
Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet:
Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
By William Skipworth• March 10, 2021
Linda Rosenthal stated on February 06, 2024 in a quote in a news article:
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely• February 21, 2024
Debbie Stabenow stated on March 01, 2011 in a news release:
A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits."
By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2011
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on August 22, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land "said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea."
By Lauren Carroll• September 2, 2014
Kamala Harris stated on January 27, 2019 in a campaign launch event:
"The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up."
By Louis Jacobson• January 30, 2019

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By Aaron Sharockman• April 13, 2011

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By Nancy Madsen• June 21, 2012

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By Chris Nichols• February 14, 2017

Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 26, 2020

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By Louis Jacobson• January 16, 2019

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In Context: Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Scott Walker giving ‘women the back of his hand.’

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