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Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 8, 2022 in Campaign email “Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.” Tony Evers stated on June 13, 2022 in Campaign email “Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states." Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in News release Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years." Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Tim Michels stated on May 26, 2022 in Public statement On disbanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on April 29, 2022 in News release "The tax carve out (Ron) Johnson spearheaded overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest, over small businesses." Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.” Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 8, 2022 in TV interview Due to U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade." Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA." John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans." Load more
Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 8, 2022 in Campaign email “Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”
Tony Evers stated on June 13, 2022 in Campaign email “Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in News release Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years."
Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.
Tim Michels stated on May 26, 2022 in Public statement On disbanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on April 29, 2022 in News release "The tax carve out (Ron) Johnson spearheaded overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest, over small businesses."
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.”
Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”
Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 8, 2022 in TV interview Due to U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA."
John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion."
The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.”
Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."
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