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Elise Stefanik stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes. Rick Scott stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness. Kathy Hochul stated on May 5, 2025 in a television interview The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years. Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account." Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H. “Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.” Julian Bradley stated on December 8, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief." Alex Mooney stated on November 2, 2023 in a post on X Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.” Jim Justice stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X “2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia” Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers Gavin Newsom stated on May 7, 2023 in a tweet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” Tony Evers stated on March 8, 2023 in Twitter The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan." Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." Fentrice Driskell stated on March 7, 2023 in a press conference "$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government." Tony Evers stated on December 27, 2022 in Twitter "During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion." Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech. Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.” Load more
Elise Stefanik stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Rick Scott stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.
Kathy Hochul stated on May 5, 2025 in a television interview The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account."
Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H. “Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”
Julian Bradley stated on December 8, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
Alex Mooney stated on November 2, 2023 in a post on X Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”
Jim Justice stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X “2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
Gavin Newsom stated on May 7, 2023 in a tweet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
Tony Evers stated on March 8, 2023 in Twitter The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."
Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."
Fentrice Driskell stated on March 7, 2023 in a press conference "$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."
Tony Evers stated on December 27, 2022 in Twitter "During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."
Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech. Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
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