Latest Fact-checks on Robin Vos Robin Vos stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference: “Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.” Robin Vos stated on January 7, 2024 in TV interview: “The law in Wisconsin (on abortion time limit) is 20 weeks. That is way outside the international bounds.” 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." 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. Robin Vos stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away." Robin Vos stated on January 19, 2023 in Speech: In Wisconsin, even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.” Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits. Robin Vos stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin. Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.” Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it." Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon." Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it." Robin Vos 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." Robin Vos stated on January 10, 2013 in a public forum: On limiting late night legislative debates. Robin Vos stated on May 26, 2016 in a an online opinion-piece: "The Chicago Bears have had more starting quarterbacks in the last 10 years than the total number of tenured (UW) faculty fired during the last two decades." Robin Vos stated on March 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire. Robin Vos stated on December 4, 2014 in various interviews: On timing of right to work legislation Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2013 in a Facebook post: "The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin." Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely." Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview: A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances. Robin Vos stated on April 5, 2013 in a video briefing: "In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instruction’s recent report cards" and are "failing" the children they serve. Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Robin Vos stated on June 17, 2012 in a television interview: Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election. Robin Vos stated on June 2, 2011 in a statement at a committee meeting: Milwaukee’s police chief can fire officers "for basically no cause."
Robin Vos stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference: “Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.” Robin Vos stated on January 7, 2024 in TV interview: “The law in Wisconsin (on abortion time limit) is 20 weeks. That is way outside the international bounds.” 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." 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. Robin Vos stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away." Robin Vos stated on January 19, 2023 in Speech: In Wisconsin, even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.” Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits. Robin Vos stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin. Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.” Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it." Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon." Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it." Robin Vos 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." Robin Vos stated on January 10, 2013 in a public forum: On limiting late night legislative debates. Robin Vos stated on May 26, 2016 in a an online opinion-piece: "The Chicago Bears have had more starting quarterbacks in the last 10 years than the total number of tenured (UW) faculty fired during the last two decades." Robin Vos stated on March 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire. Robin Vos stated on December 4, 2014 in various interviews: On timing of right to work legislation Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2013 in a Facebook post: "The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin." Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely." Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview: A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances. Robin Vos stated on April 5, 2013 in a video briefing: "In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instruction’s recent report cards" and are "failing" the children they serve. Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Robin Vos stated on June 17, 2012 in a television interview: Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election. Robin Vos stated on June 2, 2011 in a statement at a committee meeting: Milwaukee’s police chief can fire officers "for basically no cause."
Robin Vos stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference: “Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.”
Robin Vos stated on January 7, 2024 in TV interview: “The law in Wisconsin (on abortion time limit) is 20 weeks. That is way outside the international bounds.”
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."
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.
Robin Vos stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
Robin Vos stated on January 19, 2023 in Speech: In Wisconsin, even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care."
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits.
Robin Vos stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin.
Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."
Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it."
Robin Vos 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."
Robin Vos stated on May 26, 2016 in a an online opinion-piece: "The Chicago Bears have had more starting quarterbacks in the last 10 years than the total number of tenured (UW) faculty fired during the last two decades."
Robin Vos stated on March 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire.
Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any.
Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city."
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2013 in a Facebook post: "The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin."
Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely."
Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview: A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.
Robin Vos stated on April 5, 2013 in a video briefing: "In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instruction’s recent report cards" and are "failing" the children they serve.
Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
Robin Vos stated on June 17, 2012 in a television interview: Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election.
Robin Vos stated on June 2, 2011 in a statement at a committee meeting: Milwaukee’s police chief can fire officers "for basically no cause."
