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Gwen Moore stated on January 07, 2015 in a tweet:

Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."

By Tom Kertscher• January 14, 2015

Ed Turanchik stated on December 09, 2010 in an interview with 'Creative Loafing':

"No one in the private sector gets unlimited accruals of vacation and sick leave."

By Lee Logan• January 28, 2011

Mitch McConnell stated on January 19, 2022 in in a Senate hearing:

The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.”

By Amy Sherman• January 24, 2022

Bernie Sanders stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview:

In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."

By Tom Kertscher• December 8, 2022

Nate McMurray stated on April 08, 2020 in a tweet:

Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.”

By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch• May 6, 2020

Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle":

"About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."

By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013

Mitch McConnell stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference:

"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."

By Alexander Lane• March 3, 2009

Mitch McConnell stated on January 07, 2015 in a Senate floor speech:

A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."

By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2015

Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday":

Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year."

By Lauren Carroll• March 22, 2016

Mitch McConnell stated on June 09, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:

"A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."

By Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2010

Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live:

“Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.”

By Victoria Knight• May 14, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on April 08, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian:

“It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."

By Shefali Luthra• April 13, 2020

Sherrod Brown stated on February 04, 2013 in a news release:

"Three in four low-income workers don’t have any paid sick days available."

By Tom Feran• February 11, 2013

Mitch McConnell stated on September 18, 2020 in a statement:

On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.

By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• September 22, 2020

Greg Casar stated on April 24, 2019 in in a tweet:

Says one year ago, "no cities in the South had guaranteed paid sick days."

By Madlin Mekelburg• May 3, 2019

Occupy Democrats stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”

By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2020

X posts stated on April 04, 2020 in a tweet:

Suggests Trump urged sick people to get out and vote during COVID-19 pandemic

By Samantha Putterman• April 13, 2020

Ted Cruz stated on October 18, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general."

By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2015

Mitch McConnell stated on June 04, 2018 in a Senate floor speech:

"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."

By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2018

Greg Casar stated on February 08, 2022 in an ad:

“Greg Casar passed paid sick leave."

By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2022

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