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Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference:

“About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2025

FreedomWorks
stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”

By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2021

Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC:

HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”

By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2021

Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 in an interview:

Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."

By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2020

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad:

Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."

By Tom Kertscher • September 18, 2020

Pete Buttigieg
stated on December 9, 2019 in an interview published by The Root:

Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."

By Miriam Valverde • December 12, 2019

Democrats Rising
stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline:

"Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."

By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018

Paul Ryan
stated on August 21, 2017 in a town hall:

Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job."

By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2017

Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
stated on July 7, 2017 in a recall filing:

Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development."

By Tom Kertscher • July 14, 2017

Rick Kriseman
stated on June 15, 2017 in during a Q&A with reporters inside City Hall:

"We are seeing poverty being reduced in south St. Pete at a number larger than the national average, the state average, county or Tampa and Jacksonville."

By Allison Graves • June 27, 2017

Bloggers
stated on January 24, 2017 in a tweet:

"It would take $135 billion to eradicate global poverty."

By Jon Greenberg • February 7, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on August 24, 2016 in a speech in Tampa:

"Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. … The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time."

By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2016

John Shimkus
stated on June 7, 2016 in a tweet:

"When LBJ started #WarOnPoverty, 14% of Americans lived in poverty. 50 yrs later, 14% still do. There's a #BetterWay."

By Marc Filippino • July 28, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN:

"We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth."

By Christian Belanger • July 8, 2015

Maria Shriver
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."

By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2015

George Nee
stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee:

Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 22, 2015

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet:

"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams":

"If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."

By Steve Contorno • January 14, 2015

Bill Clinton
stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech:

"One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class" during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagan's presidency.

By Tom Kertscher • November 7, 2014

David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 in a U.S. Senate debate:

Four million women have fallen into poverty in the last six years.

By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 15, 2014

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