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stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter:

"Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country."

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By Sarah Hauer August 5, 2015

Scott Walker says since he took office Wisconsin has ranked No. 2 in health-care quality

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin slips in health care quality ranking, June 19, 2011.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, State is No. 1 in health care, June 12, 2007.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Measuring quality of health care still difficult, Dec. 11, 2011.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin's health system ranks in top 10 in national report, April 29, 2011.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, State ranks high in health care but low on access for minorities, Oct. 7, 2014.

Commonwealth Fund, Scorecard on state health system performance, 2014.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, State snapshot Wisconsin, 2014.

Email exchange, Stacy Day, Regional press secretary, Scott Walker.

Email exchange, Ernest Moy, Medical officer for quality improvement and patient safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

stated on August 5, 2016 in a campaign speech :

Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border.

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stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech:

"The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty."

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stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials:

"For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation."

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stated on June 26, 2016 in a TV interview:

The United States is "the oldest democracy" in the world.

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stated on June 17, 2016 in a radio interview:

The Orlando shooter used "a weapon of war."

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stated on June 3, 2016 in a tweet:

"Despite the rhetoric from Democrat politicians, more people are employed this year than at any point in the history of Wisconsin."

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stated on May 26, 2016 in a fundraising letter:

Says Russ Feingold’s "campaign is powered by small-dollar contributions like ours."

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stated on June 3, 2016 in a speech:

The average student debt "coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is something like 28,000 dollars."

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stated on May 16, 2016 in a radio interview:

Since 1978, college "tuition nationwide has gone up something like four times the rate of inflation."

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stated on May 12, 2016 in a presentation at a panel discussion:

Only 50 percent of students from Milwaukee public high schools "go on to a two-or four-year college."

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stated on April 22, 2016 in a radio ad:

On how to respond to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.

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stated on February 14, 2016 in a television interview:

"Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses."

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stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview:

"70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."

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stated on January 24, 2016 in a tweet:

"Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this."

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stated on November 20, 2015 in a radio interview:

Says "Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come" to the United States.

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stated on October 26, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram:

"Circula este video de un hombre que rompe los votos para Donald Trump y guarda las de Kamala Harris”.

By Maria Briceño • October 28, 2024
Social Media
stated on October 26, 2024 in social media posts:

An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 28, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 26, 2024 in a post:

“Beyonce got paid $10 MILLION for her speech” at a Kamala Harris rally.

By Grace Abels • October 28, 2024
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stated on October 26, 2024 in a Threads post:

Four Florida counties had “zero results” Oct. 26, and “something underhanded might be happening.”

By Loreben Tuquero • October 28, 2024
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stated on October 27, 2024 in Social media posts:

Photo shows people lined up outside Madison Square Garden before an Oct. 27 rally by former President Donald Trump.

By Gideon Hess • October 28, 2024
Dave McCormick
stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate:

Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police."

By Caleb McCullough • October 28, 2024
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stated on October 22, 2024 in a post on X:

“BREAKING: Lizzo charged the Harris-Walz campaign $2.3 million for a single appearance at a Detroit rally.”

By Madison Czopek • October 28, 2024
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stated on October 22, 2024 in on Facebook:

“Ballots are not supposed to have fold lines or creases in the candidates name area” or it could invalidate your vote.

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2024
Lisa Grafstein
stated on October 12, 2024 in a campaign mailer:

Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education.

By Paul Specht • October 25, 2024
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stated on October 25, 2024 in X posts:

Video shows an election worker destroying mail ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 25, 2024

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