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Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 An address at the White House

“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”

By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 his State of the Union address

"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."

By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023

Gwen Moore
stated on October 30, 2021 TV interview

“If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty."

By D.L. Davis • November 11, 2021

Joe Biden
stated on May 5, 2021 remarks

After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2021

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

Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 a tweet

"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.

By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019

Kendra Fershee
stated on September 19, 2018 a Facebook post

"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."

By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • November 1, 2018

West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 1, 2018 a tweet

"Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million."

By Patrick Orsagos • August 23, 2018

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

stated on May 8, 2018 an Austin American-Statesman news story

Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018

Lupe Valdez
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman

"I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2018

Breitbart
stated on February 7, 2018 a headline

"Food stamp enrollment drops by four million in one month."

By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2018

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 21, 2017 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 Carolina Vargas, Emma Diltz • October 31, 2017

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on June 6, 2017 a speech

Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.

By Chris Nichols • June 22, 2017

Matt Damon
stated on April 20, 2017 a discussion with the president of the World Bank

Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."

By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2017

Boris Johnson
stated on February 17, 2017 comments at the Munich Security Conference

Global poverty is down to "less than 10% today from 37% in 1990."

March 1, 2017

John Patrick
stated on January 12, 2017 a Texas Capitol press conference

"If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2017

Danielle Nierenberg
stated on January 9, 2017 a tweet

"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."

By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2017

Roy Cooper
stated on January 19, 2017 a speech to business leaders

Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.

By Will Doran • January 19, 2017

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