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Mike Bost stated on April 26, 2023 in a House floor speech:

Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."

By Michael McAulliff • May 9, 2023

Natasha Marcus stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet:

Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.”

By Paul Specht • May 31, 2021

Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2021 in a screenshot:

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

By Daniel Funke • January 11, 2021

Lyft stated on October 8, 2020 in a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22:

Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.”

By Rachel Bluth • October 28, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in on social media:

"Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires."

By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2020

Sid Miller stated on November 9, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957."

By Madlin Mekelburg • November 15, 2019

Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference:

Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."

By Tom Kertscher • May 2, 2018

Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet:

"GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA."

By Zari Tarazona • December 6, 2017

Nancy Pelosi stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union":

Says 70 percent of benefits in Donald Trump’s proposal for child care "go to the people making over $100,000 a year."

By Gabrielle Healy • March 8, 2017

Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad:

Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."

By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2016

Mike Gallagher stated on September 12, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."

By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016

Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly :

"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2015

Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 18, 2014 in a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years."

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2014

Luis Gutierrez stated on June 29, 2013 in an interview with CNN:

Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years.

By Jon Greenberg • July 8, 2013

Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York:

Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits."

By Bill Wichert • February 7, 2013

Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

Rick Santorum stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate:

President Obama has "said he is going to cut veterans' benefits."

By Molly Moorhead • January 20, 2012

Building a Better Ohio stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign commercial:

"Government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits" than private-sector workers.

By Tom Feran • November 4, 2011

Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release:

A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2011

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