Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown is the governor of California. A Democrat, he earlier served as governor of California from 1975 to 1983.
Jerry BrownLatest Fact-Checks Of Jerry Brown
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California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion"
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"Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low…
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California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."
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California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire "are experiencing tremendous job growth."
"2.1 million jobs have been created in the last six or seven years" in California
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"One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2…
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Twenty-seven percent of Californians, almost 11 million, "were born in a foreign land."
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The uninsured rate in California reached "a historic low of 7.4 percent in 2016."
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"California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."
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Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."