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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.”

By D.L. Davis • December 8, 2023
Kari Lake
stated on December 10, 2022 in a tweet:

Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.”

By Liam Halawith • December 20, 2022
Kim Reynolds
stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad:

"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."

By Liam Halawith • October 31, 2022
Zach Nunn
stated on September 14, 2022 in a tweet:

“Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”

By Liam Halawith • October 5, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on August 24, 2022 in a newsletter:

“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.”

By Lyle Muller • August 31, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter:

$3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials."

By Nina Baker • June 16, 2022
Zach Nunn
stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”

By Lyle Muller • May 27, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on March 19, 2022 in an email newsletter:

“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”

By Eleanor Hildebrandt • March 30, 2022
Ashley Hinson
stated on March 6, 2022 in a tweet:

California has instituted a "bacon ban."

By Kelsey Harrell • March 11, 2022
Abby Finkenauer
stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet:

Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.

By Lyle Muller • December 17, 2021
Dave Loebsack
stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet:

Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet."

By Lauren White • November 22, 2021
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 29, 2021 in a speech:

“It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.”

By Lauren White • September 15, 2021
Cindy Axne
stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview:

"We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation."

By Lyle Muller • July 1, 2021
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet:

"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”

By Lyle Muller • April 30, 2021
Ashley Hinson
stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet:

President Joe Biden’s day one approach to immigration included "blanket amnesty and halting border wall construction."

By Natalie Dunlap • February 17, 2021
Iowa Republican Party
stated on November 27, 2020 in a tweet:

“Millions of Hubbell and Bloomberg dollars wasn’t enough to overcome the Iowa House Republican avalanche of success."

By Seth Taylor • December 17, 2020
Theresa Greenfield
stated on October 22, 2020 in a tweet:

Says Joni Ernst "supports the lawsuit that's headed to the Supreme Court that will” repeal the Affordable Care Act.

By Caleb McCullough • October 31, 2020
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2020 in a debate:

“I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.”

By Madison Black • October 29, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party
stated on April 21, 2020 in an online statement:

Says Joni Ernst "claims she ‘pushed for’ new funding for hospitals and COVID-19 testing after opposing It for weeks.”

By Sarah Watson • May 21, 2020
Brad Parscale
stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet:

“Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.”

By Rylee Wilson • March 20, 2020
Patty Judge
stated on June 1, 2016 in a post-debate interview:

"When a bill is sent to the governor’s office, there is no option for changing it. You sign it or you don’t sign it. While there was lots of conversation, there was really no opportunity for any sort of amending."

By Jason Noble • June 4, 2016
Marco Rubio
stated on October 30, 2015 in remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa:

North Korea "has over two-dozen nuclear warheads."

By Jason Noble • November 14, 2015