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All Fact-checks for Disability

stated on February 21, 2022 in a virtual town hall meeting

Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities.

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stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview

"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.

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stated on August 19, 2021 in a tweet

“California voters to be able to download ballots at home for recall election, sparking security concerns.”

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stated on March 18, 2020 in on social media

Says “Senator Joe Manchin hit (an) all time low saying seniors and the disabled did not need the relief package $1000 on Fox News.”

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stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview

The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures."

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stated on June 6, 2019 in a Facebook post

Says Kanye West scored "106 points against wheelchair basketball team."

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stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol

"The schools in my district don't have a kitchen."

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stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview

On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget

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stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event

Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."

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Mahlon Mitchell

stated on April 30, 2018 in a website campaign statement

Says he was "instrumental to passing two (recent) pieces of legislation that were a huge victory for firefighters across the state."

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stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview

"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."

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stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing

"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."

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stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate in Las Vegas

Says Hillary Clinton is "wrong" to say he mocked a disabled reporter.

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Hillary Clinton

stated on September 12, 2016 in an interview on CNN

"You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."

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stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention

Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."

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Priorities USA Action

stated on June 8, 2016 in a TV ad

Says Donald Trump mocked "someone with a disability."

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Hillary Clinton

stated on January 6, 2016 in comments during the Nevada Battleborn Battleground Dinner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas

Says Cresent Hardy agreed with Mitt Romney "about the 47 percent" and said that "people with disabilities are, and I quote him, ‘a drain on society.’ "

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stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address

"For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."

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stated on July 26, 2015 in a tweet

Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country."

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stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites

"Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"

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Latest promises about Disability

Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders

Sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Amend the Medicare "homebound" rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits

Commission a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education

Streamline the Social Security disability approval process

Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

Require employers to provide seven paid sick days per year

Create a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities

Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities

Change rules so small businesses owned by people with disabilities get preferences for contracts.

Invest $10 billion per year in early intervention educational and developmental programs

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