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Marco Rubio stated on August 04, 2015 in an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention:

"A minor cannot get a tattoo without parental consent but can get an abortion without parental consent."

By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2015

Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

"What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."

By Lauren Carroll• July 17, 2016

Ralph Reed stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':

"Social science is irrefutable" that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad.

By Julie Kliegman• April 22, 2014

Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.:

"One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents."

By Sean Gorman• February 23, 2015

Infowars stated on November 04, 2021 in a video:

“Sending your child to school” on a day when vaccines are being administered “is implied consent” for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Kayla Steinberg• November 10, 2021

Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas:

"There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 18, 2018

Adam Putnam stated on August 12, 2017 in a Republican party meeting in Orlando:

"We're still doing dumb things like telling the parent of an 11-year-old that it's against the law for them to tell their parents what they were tested on ... That will end when I'm governor."

By Allison Graves• September 7, 2017

The Gateway Pundit stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

New Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023

E.W. Jackson stated on June 19, 2013 in a speech.:

"In 1960, most black children were raised in two-parent, monogamous families." Today "we have only 20 percent of black children being raised in two-parent, monogamous families..."

By Sean Gorman• July 1, 2013

JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin:

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.”

By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.":

“Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”

By Grace Abels• December 11, 2023

Jill Chambers stated on September 27, 2010 in a recorded telephone message:

Says campaign contributions to her rival for a state House seat was money intended for schoolchildren.

By Willoughby Mariano• October 8, 2010

Glenn Grothman stated on March 02, 2012 in an interview:

Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."

By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2012

Carlos Trujillo stated on March 22, 2013 in a House Education Committee meeting:

"This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton’s top advisers."

By Katie Sanders• March 27, 2013

Tim Scott stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview:

“Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.”

By Sevana Wenn• June 22, 2023

Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech:

Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."

By Miriam Valverde• July 26, 2018

Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church:

"More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children."

By Stephanie Garry• June 23, 2008

Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Canada’s new law allows government to take children away if parents don’t accept kids’ ‘gender identity.’”

By Sara Swann• May 3, 2022

Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:

California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent."

By Jeff Cercone• June 21, 2024

Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”

By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2024

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