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Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

"Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America."

By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2025

Mike Johnson stated on May 25, 2025 in a "Face the Nation" episode:

“We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

By Loreben Tuquero• May 29, 2025

Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011 in :

"One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending."

By Tom Feran• February 18, 2011

Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 01, 2017 in a monologue on his show:

"President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."

By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2017

Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":

"The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases."

By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2011

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 18, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says "billionaire George Soros bankrolls" Minnesota Democrat Dan Feehan, who is "employed by a Soros-funded liberal outfit in D.C." and his campaign is "propped up by out of state super PACs backed by Soros' millions."

By Stephen Koff• October 30, 2018

Alma Adams stated on November 26, 2019 in a tweet:

"The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."

By Paul Specht• December 3, 2019

Dennis Kucinich stated on February 17, 2011 in a House committee hearing:

Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse."

By Tom Feran• March 28, 2011

Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate:

Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."

By Tom Kertscher• November 12, 2015

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 02, 2018 in a tweet:

"$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."

By Louis Jacobson• December 3, 2018

Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention:

"Forty-three million Americans are on food stamps."

By Nadia Pflaum• July 22, 2016

Brad Blakeman stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:

"When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps."

By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2013

Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.:

"President Obama is shrinking our military."

By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 08, 2023 in an ad:

Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”

By Tyler Katzenberger• November 24, 2023

Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

“If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”

By Madison Czopek• February 19, 2021

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on June 08, 2011 in a news release:

"Rep. Jim Renacci’s plan to end Medicare also puts nursing home care for 3,000 seniors in the district in immediate jeopardy."

By Sabrina Eaton• June 28, 2011

Cliff Stearns stated on July 06, 2011 in a press release:

"Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts."

By Bill Thompson• July 26, 2011

Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:

If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."

By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2013

Val Demings stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial:

“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.

By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2020

Brian Mast stated on February 02, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”

By Amy Sherman• February 5, 2025

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