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Kamala Harris stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad:

Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools.

By Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2024

Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:

Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.”

By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2024

Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email:

Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”

By Madeline Heim • October 17, 2022

Mike Pence stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook ad:

As vice president, Kamala Harris would “defund, dismantle, and dissolve police departments.”

By Daniel Funke • October 8, 2020

Great Lakes News stated on July 22, 2020 in in a tweet:

Says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “defunded the Michigan State Police and the prisons.”

By Clara Hendrickson • July 24, 2020

Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image:

Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts."

By Daniel Funke • June 18, 2020

Democratic Party of Virginia stated on April 4, 2022 in a news release.:

“The proposed (Virginia) House budget cuts hundreds of millions in funding for public education…”

By Warren Fiske • April 12, 2022

Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":

"The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety."

By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2018

Colorado Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2016 in a news release :

Says GOP U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn "wants to eliminate the Department of Education" and jeopardize college funding for 320,000 Coloradans.

By Alan Gathright • August 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet:

Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article:

Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.

By Nancy Badertscher • March 13, 2015

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 14, 2014 in a television ad:

Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.

By April Hunt • October 22, 2014

Terry McAuliffe stated on September 12, 2013 in website posting.:

Under Cuccinelli’s tax cut plan, "school divisions across Virginia could be forced to fire over 8,000 teachers."

By Nancy Madsen • September 27, 2013

New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on July 6, 2012 in a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”:

"Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control."

By Jake Berry • July 16, 2012

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