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Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.” Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed." Julian Bradley stated on December 8, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief." Ron Johnson stated on December 11, 2023 in TV interview Democrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states." Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.” Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.” Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter “I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.” Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin." Bryan Steil stated on September 28, 2023 in Public appearance “Washington, D.C., allows noncitizens to vote in (municipal elections)" so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can "vote for mayor in Washington, D.C. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.” Francesca Hong stated on October 25, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits." Robin Vos stated on October 12, 2023 in Assembly floor speech “Kids who don’t even know what day it is or their colors can decide to permanently change themselves” through medical gender transition. Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “refuses to clean up our voter rolls” Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “allowed for the use of illegal drop boxes and ballot harvesting.” Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.” Rachael Cabral-Guevara, stated on October 18, 2023 in Public hearing Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care. Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.” Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit." Load more
Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."
Julian Bradley stated on December 8, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
Ron Johnson stated on December 11, 2023 in TV interview Democrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states."
Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.”
Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”
Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter “I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”
Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."
Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin."
Bryan Steil stated on September 28, 2023 in Public appearance “Washington, D.C., allows noncitizens to vote in (municipal elections)" so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can "vote for mayor in Washington, D.C. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
Francesca Hong stated on October 25, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits."
Robin Vos stated on October 12, 2023 in Assembly floor speech “Kids who don’t even know what day it is or their colors can decide to permanently change themselves” through medical gender transition.
Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “refuses to clean up our voter rolls”
Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “allowed for the use of illegal drop boxes and ballot harvesting.”
Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.”
Rachael Cabral-Guevara, stated on October 18, 2023 in Public hearing Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.
Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit."
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