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Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X:

Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.”

By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2025

Dan Koh stated on October 09, 2025 in remarks on CNN:

As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2025

Hillary Clinton stated on July 31, 2015 in a speech in Miami:

On the Cuba embargo.

By Amy Sherman• August 3, 2015

Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech:

"Most Texans aren't millionaires."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010

Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on May 04, 2010 in a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum:

"Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation."

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2010

Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview:

"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 29, 2010

Mike Villarreal stated on August 06, 2011 in a Texas Capitol rally.:

Says that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2011

Ted Poe stated on February 09, 2011 in a House floor speech:

The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.

By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2011

Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:

"We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America."

By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011

Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview:

"We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 8, 2019

Melanie Crozier stated on July 21, 2010 in a Politico article:

Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome.

By Willoughby Mariano• July 26, 2010

Lori Lightfoot stated on March 05, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 10, 2019

Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com:

Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• May 25, 2012

Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’"

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 9, 2019

Bill Spelman stated on May 08, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:

Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a "Rick Perry Republican" lobbyist.

By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012

Lori Lightfoot stated on December 31, 2021 in a year-end press release.:

"Chicago maintained the lowest unemployment rate through most of 2021 of any large American city."

By Analisa Trofimuk• January 31, 2022

Donna Howard stated on April 03, 2011 in remarks on the House floor:

"Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2011

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in an immigration policy speech in Phoenix:

Says Hillary Clinton has "not answered a single question" about her immigration plan.

By Anthony Cave• September 9, 2016

Dan Patrick stated on April 28, 2014 in a TV ad:

Under David Dewhurst’s leadership, the Texas "Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2014

Matt Mackowiak stated on April 01, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.:

Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent.

By W. Gardner Selby• April 2, 2013

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