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Chain email stated on January 20, 2011 in a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site:
Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget.
By James B. Nelson• January 21, 2011
Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real.
By Gabrielle Settles• August 20, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:
Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration "had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America."
By Becky Bowers• October 22, 2012
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 28, 2013 in a campaign ad:
Says Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has "blocked the Senate over 400 times."
By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2013
Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet:
The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."
By Eric Litke• November 5, 2019
Jack Kingston stated on May 02, 2013 in a speech:
"In the past four years, (the U.S. Senate) has only passed nine out of 48 appropriation bills."
By Janel Davis• June 21, 2013
Rob Portman stated on July 11, 2013 in a news conference call:
"I was filibustered."
By Stephen Koff• July 29, 2013
Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019
Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Governor Andy Beshear has authorized Kentucky teachers to make in-home visits. With parental approval, teachers will inspect the bedroom of each student currently enrolled in K-8.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 6, 2020
Alma Adams stated on January 11, 2022 in a tweet:
“From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.”
By Paul Specht• January 24, 2022
Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 08, 2022 in a campaign ad:
“Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
By Jon Greenberg• September 16, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Ben Shapiro said on Twitter that his “red pill moment” was sharing cupcakes with poor kids.
By Samantha Putterman• March 31, 2021
Dana Bash stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it."
By Lauren Carroll• March 29, 2015
Jeb Bush stated on June 16, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News:
As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years."
By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2015
Stokes County school teacher stated on May 10, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child."
By Paul Specht• May 16, 2018
Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2022 in an Instagram post:
No NASA Challenger rocket blew up with people on it.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 30, 2022
Chain email stated on September 06, 2011 in a chain email:
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.
By James B. Nelson• September 10, 2011
Wisconsin Jobs Now stated on April 28, 2016 in a Facebook posting.:
Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted."
By James B. Nelson• May 18, 2016
Jeff Flake stated on February 22, 2016 in a statement:
"One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president’s nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year."  
By Anthony Cave• March 14, 2016
X posts stated on September 20, 2024 in an X post:
First lady Jill Biden led a Cabinet meeting for President Joe Biden and her signature appears on presidential stationery.
By Samantha Putterman• September 21, 2024

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Dueling ads over 'paycheck protection' legislation

By Aaron Sharockman• April 13, 2011

Who is Fani Willis, the prosecutor in Trump’s Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case?

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 31, 2023

The history of the filibuster as 'Jim Crow relic'

By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2020

Republicans' favorite attack on incumbent Democrats: their loyalty to Obama in votes

By Lauren Carroll• October 22, 2014

Fact-checking the Feb. 14 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• February 14, 2016

Links to documents involving President Obama

By Robert Farley• April 27, 2011

Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving?

By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2021

What the Republican discharge petition means for DACA, ‘Dreamers’

By Miriam Valverde• May 23, 2018

School shooting survivor claims CNN asked him to read ‘scripted’ question

By John Kruzel• February 23, 2018

Are Republicans moving the goalposts on the budget debate?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2011

Trump's 100 days: Where he fell short

By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2017

Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges

By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2023

Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead?

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2017

Senate health care bill's two-front war: Policy and process

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2017

This campaign season's Pants on Fire guide

By Robert Farley• October 30, 2010

7 questions about the Senate health care bill and transparency

By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2017

Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law

By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013

Rick Scott's first bill-signing moves the Scott-O-Meter

By Aaron Sharockman• March 24, 2011

Contrary to reports, Virginia's student-to-teacher ratios are stable

By Nancy Madsen• March 13, 2012

Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference?

By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2018