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stated on February 19, 2021 in on social media:
“COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2021
Stefan Mychajliw
stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release:
“The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
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By John Pullano • February 5, 2021
Garlin Gilchrist
stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference:
In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.”
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By Clara Hendrickson • January 22, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet:
“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
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By Eric Litke • January 20, 2021
Jon Rosenthal
stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet:
Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”
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By Brandon Mulder • January 15, 2021
Lyle Larson
stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet:
Says there’s “up to 75% reduction in opioid dosage for medical cannabis users.”
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By Brandon Mulder • November 20, 2020
Joe Manchin
stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner:
“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
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By Delaney Geiger, Julia Maltby • October 28, 2020
David McKinley
stated on September 9, 2020 in a tweet:
“Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”
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By Camren Gandee, Julia Manley • October 15, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order:
“For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
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By Julie Appleby • October 1, 2020
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing:
“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
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By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020
Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview:
For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
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By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020
Doug Jones
stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview:
In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville “said he didn’t have a clue” and after winning the Republican nomination in July, “he still said he didn’t have a clue.”
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By Tom Kertscher • August 27, 2020
Brett Giroir
stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”:
“Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don’t need the CLIA certification.”
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By Julie Appleby • August 4, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release:
Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing “while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks.”
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By Haley BeMiller • July 31, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC:
“I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2020
Kim Reynolds
stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference:
“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”
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By Lyle Muller • July 16, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.”
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By Tom Kertscher • July 10, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on June 30, 2020 in a speech:
“The CDC tried to develop clear guidelines about what the stages of re-opening should look like — the administration delayed and scaled them back.”
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By Samantha Putterman • July 6, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet:
As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2020
Rashida Tlaib
stated on June 4, 2020 in a tweet:
“Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”
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By Clara Hendrickson • June 16, 2020
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