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Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer:
Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."
By Joe Guillen• March 25, 2011
Alex Mooney stated on August 21, 2023 in a campaign website:
Jim Justice "opposes the Right to Work”
By Madison Ely• October 24, 2023
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on July 20, 2016 in a news release:
Says Gov. Mike Pence and Rep. Mike Coffman "take the same positions on a number of things ... Coffman and Pence oppose equal rights for LGBT Americans."  
By Alan Gathright• July 27, 2016
Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview:
"The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."
By Robert Farley• April 28, 2009
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:
McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.
By Richard Rubin• August 28, 2008
Mike DeWine stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference:
"Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." 
By Aaron Marshall• October 1, 2012
Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.:
Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2024
Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview:
Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job."
By Tom Kertscher• May 2, 2012
Roy Barnes stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV commercial:
Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal fought to weaken Georgia's rape shield law.
By Willoughby Mariano• October 22, 2010
Bloggers stated on April 30, 2014 in in various social media posts:
"Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women."
By Amy Sherman• May 8, 2014
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal:
Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."  
By Tom Kertscher• September 17, 2015
Sunny Hostin stated on November 14, 2022 in a statement on "The View":
“Republicans want to raise the voting to age 28.”
By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2022
Hillary Clinton stated on August 26, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.:
McCain "still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."
By Richard Rubin• August 27, 2008
Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show:
Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
By Amy Sherman• September 6, 2018
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 15, 2022
Mike Gibbons stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad:
“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”
By Tom Kertscher• April 22, 2022
Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet:
"How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
By Bobby Cervantes• June 14, 2017
Andrew Gillum stated on June 20, 2018 in a debate:
Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced."  
By Allison Graves• June 9, 2018
Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones."
By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2019
Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 08, 2022 in TV interview:
Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2022

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