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Nikki Fried
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.

By Yacob Reyes • March 14, 2022
Adam Schiff
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."

By John Kruzel • August 29, 2017
Priorities USA Action
stated on June 8, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Donald Trump mocked "someone with a disability."

By Alan Gathright • June 13, 2016
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group:

"More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2015
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
Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate:

"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 26, 2010 in a press release:

"(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."

By Cristina Silva • August 2, 2010