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X posts stated on May 07, 2023 in a post:

California has approved $1.2 million in reparations for every Black resident.

By Gabrielle Settles• May 12, 2023

Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents:

"Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 4, 2011

Instagram posts stated on February 22, 2024 in a video:

Johnnie Cochran “mysteriously passed away” and his death is linked to his work on slavery reparations.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 23, 2024

David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives:

The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 26, 2011

Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”

By Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2020

Alberta Darling stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter:

“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”

By Madeline Heim• September 24, 2021

Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.":

Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's.

By Linda Qiu• January 26, 2016

Scott McCown stated on February 01, 2011 in a letter.:

Texas would have to increase current state spending by 28 percent just to reach the national average for spending per resident.

By W. Gardner Selby• March 6, 2011

Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says people shouldn’t make birthday donations on Facebook because the organization can claim the donation as a tax write-off, and only has to deliver 15% of the donation to the charity organization.

By Samantha Putterman• November 11, 2019

Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a statement:

Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”

By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020

Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet:

Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country.

By Katie Akin• August 24, 2018

Alex Sink stated on September 13, 2010 in a campaign website:

"Florida ranks last in the ratio of employees to residents... And Florida is dead last in the nation in state employee payroll expenditures per resident."

By Amy Sherman• September 14, 2010

Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.:

"(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water."

By Joshua Gillin• March 7, 2016

Wendy Davis stated on January 08, 2013 in a Twitter post.:

Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2013

Portland Public Schools stated on April 15, 2011 in a mailer:

Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year

By Ian K. Kullgren• April 23, 2011

Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial:

Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures."

By Sue Owen• February 8, 2013

Mike Johnson stated on May 25, 2025 in a "Face the Nation" episode:

“We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

By Loreben Tuquero• May 29, 2025

Committee to Defend the President stated on November 08, 2019 in a Facebook ad:

Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 12, 2019

Donna Howard stated on September 19, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:

"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 16, 2016

Jennifer Beck stated on June 25, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor:

"New Jersey's citizens are working at the highest rate in three years."

By Erin O'Neill• July 1, 2012

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