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Viral image stated on November 05, 2024 in a Threads post:

Actor Sydney Sweeney “says she voted for Donald Trump.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024

Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey stated on October 24, 2011 in a television ad posted on YouTube:

Says state Senate President Stephen "Sweeney gave us the nation's highest income tax rates, driving out jobs."

By Erin O'Neill• October 31, 2011

Stephen Sweeney stated on January 08, 2013 in a radio interview:

Says Chris Christie "vetoed" a "jobs package" of "30 bills."

By Bill Wichert• January 27, 2013

Instagram posts stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Ben Shapiro posted on X about his sister and Sydney Sweeney.

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 3, 2024

Stephen Sweeney stated on March 08, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:

Says "my plan is a property tax cut."

By Bill Wichert• March 15, 2012

Stephen Sweeney stated on June 23, 2011 in an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM:

Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.

By Bill Wichert• July 10, 2011

Stephen Sweeney stated on July 02, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show:

Says "tenure still exists but it's been overhauled" for teachers in New Jersey.

By Erin O'Neill• July 9, 2012

Stephen Sweeney stated on February 10, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”:

Says "67 percent of marriages now wind up in divorce."

By Erin O'Neill• February 20, 2012

Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook:

"New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen."

By Bill Wichert• October 20, 2011

Stephen Sweeney stated on June 01, 2013 in an interview on NJTV's 'On The Record With Michael Aron' :

"Seventy percent of the people in the state of New Jersey want marriage equality."

By Caryn Shinske• June 16, 2013

Stephen Sweeney stated on June 01, 2013 in an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program:

"People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them."

By Caryn Shinske• June 23, 2013

Stephen Sweeney stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release:

Says that as a gubernatorial candidate, Chris Christie "promised no school cuts."

By Erin O'Neill• July 1, 2011

Paul Ryan stated on July 06, 2011 in a radio interview:

Says the U.S. borrows "42 cents of every dollar Washington spends today and about half of that comes from countries like China."

By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2011

NJ-CAN stated on August 09, 2011 in a petition:

Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."

By Bill Wichert• August 15, 2011

Allan Fung stated on August 18, 2014 in a news release:

"Nazi imagery [was used] by the Block for Governor campaign to describe supporters of Allan Fung for Governor."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 24, 2014

Barbara Buono stated on March 05, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donell":

"Governor Christie, his idea of jumpstarting the economy is to propose a trickle-down income tax cut last year and in his budget address this year, he stated his support for it again."

By Caryn Shinske• March 10, 2013

Michelle Nunn stated on July 22, 2013 in an interview:

Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.

By Eric Stirgus• August 6, 2013

Nathan Deal stated on October 13, 2014 in television attack ad:

"Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion."

By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• October 20, 2014

Elon Musk stated on November 06, 2022 in a tweet:

“My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.”

By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2022

Barbara Buono stated on January 13, 2013 in an interview on bluejersey.com:

Says Chris Christie’s plan "to kick-start our economy" is to propose an "income tax cut that disproportionately benefits the wealthy, and...he's still proposing it."

By Bill Wichert• January 24, 2013

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