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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 2, 2019 a newspaper:
Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 9, 2019 Twitter:
"Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low."
True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 16, 2019
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on December 8, 2018 an op-ed:
"Adjusting for inflation, West Virginia’s median household income has not grown in a decade."
True
By Shannon MacNeil • December 12, 2018
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 an op-ed:
The poverty rate in West Virginia "was 19.1 percent, the fourth-highest in the country."
True
By Liz Newton, Zack Schwehm • December 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.:
"The poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans -- it’s been incredible, they’ve all reached their lowest levels in the history of our country."
True
By Patrick Orsagos • October 23, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign speech:
"Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
True
By Chris Nichols • September 19, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 8, 2018 a tweet:
"This year West Virginia produced more AmeriCorps members than any other state."
True
By Lili Zecevic • August 31, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 14, 2018 a speech:
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on May 17, 2018 a tweet:
"Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2018
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
stated on March 16, 2017 a press release:
"South Florida ranks No. 1 in the gap between wages and housing."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech:
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
True
By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech:
"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Charlotte, N.C.:
Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage."
True
By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 9, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com:
"Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2016
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on October 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."
True
By Sean Nelson • November 30, 2015
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on September 4, 2015 at the Missouri State Fair:
"The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070."
True
By Sean Nelson • November 30, 2015
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on July 27, 2015 his year-in-review speech:
"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
True
By Bradley Saacks • August 20, 2015
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on March 2, 2015 a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group:
"More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2015
Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
stated on April 13, 2014 an appearance on “10 News Conference”:
"In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 21, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2014 a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff:
"Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014
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