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National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.” Francesca Hong stated on October 25, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits." Robin Vos stated on October 12, 2023 in Assembly floor speech “Kids who don’t even know what day it is or their colors can decide to permanently change themselves” through medical gender transition. Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “refuses to clean up our voter rolls” Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “allowed for the use of illegal drop boxes and ballot harvesting.” Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.” Rachael Cabral-Guevara, stated on October 18, 2023 in Public hearing Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care. Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.” Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on September 14, 2023 in News release "The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state." Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Barbara Dittrich stated on October 4, 2023 in Public hearing There are "about a half a dozen" transgender athletes competing in Wisconsin K-12 schools. Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down." Gwen Moore stated on August 23, 2023 in Public appearance Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents." Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” LaKeshia Myers stated on June 6, 2023 in News release During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.” Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2023 in an interview on Fox News In 2020 the ballots that were counted "were fake ballots." Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public appearance The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.” Derrick Van Orden stated on April 13, 2023 in Radio interview On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban Load more
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
Francesca Hong stated on October 25, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits."
Robin Vos stated on October 12, 2023 in Assembly floor speech “Kids who don’t even know what day it is or their colors can decide to permanently change themselves” through medical gender transition.
Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “refuses to clean up our voter rolls”
Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “allowed for the use of illegal drop boxes and ballot harvesting.”
Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.”
Rachael Cabral-Guevara, stated on October 18, 2023 in Public hearing Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.
Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit."
Opportunity Wisconsin stated on September 14, 2023 in News release "The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."
Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
Barbara Dittrich stated on October 4, 2023 in Public hearing There are "about a half a dozen" transgender athletes competing in Wisconsin K-12 schools.
Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down."
Gwen Moore stated on August 23, 2023 in Public appearance Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents."
Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
LaKeshia Myers stated on June 6, 2023 in News release During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.”
Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2023 in an interview on Fox News In 2020 the ballots that were counted "were fake ballots."
Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public appearance The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.”
Derrick Van Orden stated on April 13, 2023 in Radio interview On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban
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