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Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post:

Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026

Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

A new White House ballroom “won't interfere with the current building.”

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2025

Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview:

"When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."

By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2017

Hakeem Jeffries stated on October 23, 2025 in an X post:

“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.

By Louis Jacobson• October 24, 2025

Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video:

Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country."

By Tom Kertscher• March 21, 2017

John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland:

Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds."

By Stephen Koff• August 31, 2010

Scott Neitzel stated on May 12, 2019 in a TV interview:

The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."

By D.L. Davis• May 22, 2019

Donald Trump stated on February 06, 2017 in remarks at U.S. Central Command in Tampa:

"I have already saved more than $700 million when I got involved in the negotiation on the F-35."

By Amy Sherman• February 7, 2017

Robert Menendez stated on June 08, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”:

Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money."

By Erin O'Neill• June 17, 2012

Facebook posts stated on December 21, 2020 in in a Facebook post:

Says COVID-19 relief bill “provides more funding to foreign governments and to American arts centers, than to the American people.”

By Miriam Valverde• December 22, 2020

Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter:

Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."

By D.L. Davis• October 15, 2021

Saving Arizona PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad:

Mark Kelly "voted to allow prison inmates to receive stimulus checks five separate times."

By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2022

Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad:

"Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."

By Eric Litke• July 26, 2019

Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign video:

An Ohio ballot issue would address the fact that "we’ve gone from paying about $100 for Epipens to over $600 ... We don’t have a choice but to pay it and the drug companies know it."

By Manuela Tobias• October 13, 2017

Abigail Spanberger stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.

By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”

By Tom Kertscher• April 6, 2020

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 22, 2026 in testimony to the Senate Finance Committee:

"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2026

Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad:

The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers."

By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2013

Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts:

Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026

Candace Owens stated on September 09, 2021 in a tweet:

“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc."

By Samantha Putterman• October 11, 2021

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