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Joel Griffith stated on April 28, 2019 in an op-ed on Fox News:
"Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it."
By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2019
Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor:
"Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."
By Dan Clark• March 23, 2018
Marc Molinaro stated on April 02, 2018 in a conversation with reporters:
New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation"
By Dan Clark• April 12, 2018
Charles Schumer stated on October 01, 2017 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:
Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."
By Dan Clark• October 9, 2017
Donna Howard stated on September 19, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:
"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 16, 2016
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech on terrorism and immigration:
There is "no system to vet" refugees from the Middle East.  
By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio:
"We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year."
By Miriam Valverde• August 19, 2016
Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article:
"Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase."
By Chris Nichols• February 5, 2018
Put Alaska First PAC stated on June 02, 2014 in a television ad:
"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014
Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. 
By Steve Contorno• June 18, 2014
Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas:
Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2020
John Duncan stated on December 01, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:
"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."
By Michael Collins• February 17, 2012
Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview:
What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."  
By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2017
Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention:
New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."
By Dan Clark• May 31, 2018
Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN:
ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day."
By Jon Greenberg• February 19, 2015
Bear Education and Resource Group stated on December 06, 2011 in a website:
"99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting."
By Erin O'Neill• December 8, 2011
Paul Krugman stated on February 28, 2011 in an op-ed column.:
Says taxes paid by the poorest residents of Texas are above the national average.
By W. Gardner Selby• March 14, 2011
Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
A proposal to reduce the deficit "involved large tax cuts for the top bracket."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 17, 2010
Tom Kean Jr. stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release:
"The state’s tax burden has, according to census figures released today, cost our state another 190,000 residents in 2009."
By Erin O'Neill• June 27, 2011
Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance:
Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 2, 2018

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