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Emma Diltz is a senior at the University of Missouri, majoring in print and digital journalism. She will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelors of Journalism and minors in peace studies and political science. In the past, she has worked as an enterprise reporter for the Columbia Missourian and interned at PoliticoEurope in Brussels, Belgium.

Featured Statements

Jason Smith
stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet:

"Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."

By Emma Diltz • December 24, 2017
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:

"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."

By Emma Diltz • October 31, 2017
Feministing
stated on June 21, 2017 in a web post:

"Missouri Votes to Let Employers Fire People Who Use Birth Control."

By Emma Diltz • September 27, 2017
Eric Greitens
stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation:

"Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business."

By Emma Diltz • September 10, 2017