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Joe Biden
stated on August 2, 2024 a written statement

"Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on December 3, 2021 remarks from the White House

“Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2021

Ron Johnson
stated on July 1, 2020 an interview

“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."

By Lawrence Andrea • July 24, 2020

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 19, 2020 a debate

“Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020

Mark Pocan
stated on January 16, 2020 a tweet

“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”

By Madeline Heim • February 28, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2020 a Facebook post

“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”

February 17, 2020

Henry Cisneros
stated on January 29, 2020 a meeting

Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • February 7, 2020

David Crowley
stated on October 22, 2019 a tweet

"Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget."

By D.L. Davis • January 3, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on October 16, 2019 answering questions from reporters

"I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president."

October 30, 2019

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 24, 2019 a speech

"49% of all new income goes to the top 1%."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 29, 2019

Ivanka Trump
stated on August 20, 2019 a tweet

"Since the passage of Tax Cuts, real disposable personal income per household has increased $5,205."

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2019

Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2019 a speech at George Washington University

"In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."

By Kristen Uppercue, Patrick Orsagos • July 18, 2019

Bobby Scott
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech.

"Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs."

By Warren Fiske • March 13, 2019

Jason Smith
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet

Federal workers "are paid well above the HOUSEHOLD income in southern Missouri."

By Olivia Garrett • February 21, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2019 a Facebook post

Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones."

By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019

Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 26, 2018 an ad in the Houston Defender

Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2018

Dana Wachs
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview

Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."

June 15, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on April 17, 2018 an online ad

"Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010."

May 30, 2018

Joe Kennedy
stated on January 30, 2018 response to State of the Union address

"Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker."

By John Kruzel • January 31, 2018

Mike McCabe
stated on May 21, 2017 an interview

"When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."

June 2, 2017

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