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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 December 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 10, 2024 in una publicación enTikTok:

Usuarios en redes sociales leen ‘manifiesto’ escrito por Luigi Mangione, el sospechoso de la muerte del ejecutivo de UnitedHealthcare.

By Maria Briceño • December 12, 2024
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stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 3, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows actor Kevin Costner and Dr. Mehmet Oz discussing treatment for chronic lung diseases.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2024
Charlie Kirk
stated on December 8, 2024 in a post on X:

The 14th Amendment “has never been challenged at SCOTUS.”

By Madison Czopek • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview:

“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”

By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 9, 2024 in a post:

“A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward” for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

By Sara Swann • December 11, 2024
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stated on December 3, 2024 in a video:

“Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 11, 2024
Mike Johnson
stated on December 5, 2024 in remarks to reporters:

About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2024

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