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Kamala Harris stated on January 22, 2024 in Speech:

"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.

By Hope Karnopp• January 23, 2024

Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate:

"I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 30, 2020

Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.:

"I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."

By Shefali Luthra• January 15, 2020

Jon Hoadley stated on October 13, 2020 in a TV ad:

Upton “voted a dozen times to kick thousands of Michigan families off their health insurance and eliminate protections for preexisting conditions”

By Clara Hendrickson• October 28, 2020

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

Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.:

Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013

National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad:

"Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights."

By Steve Contorno• October 1, 2014

Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference:

If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."

By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012

Hillary Clinton stated on June 04, 2015 in a speech:

"Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters."

By Keely Herring, Linda Qiu• June 9, 2015

Joe Biden stated on May 19, 2024 in a speech:

Donald Trump wants to terminate the Affordable Care Act.

By Samantha Putterman• June 3, 2024

Carol Shea-Porter stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release:

"According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit."

By Jim Haddadin• September 25, 2013

Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This:

Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022

X posts stated on May 06, 2022 in a tweet:

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni posted a photo of themselves enjoying a $5,135 bottle of wine “as American women despair about abortion rights being taken away from them.”

By Samantha Putterman• May 20, 2022

Cory Booker stated on September 05, 2012 in an interview with #waywire:

Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party platform says "we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform."

By Erin O'Neill• September 9, 2012

Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown:

"Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority."

By Catharine Richert• April 29, 2010

Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it."

By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018

Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference:

"Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."

By Alex Holt• August 4, 2010

John Lewis stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column:

"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."

By Janel Davis• April 3, 2013

Facebook posts stated on April 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”

By Eric Litke• April 9, 2020

John McCain stated on July 26, 2008 in :

"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."

By Robert Farley• July 8, 2008

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