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Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2023 a Facebook post

Video shows a family learning their debt was resolved by the “American Debt Relief program” for American citizens and legal residents who “have over $20,000” in credit card debt.

October 20, 2023

Matt Gaetz
stated on October 1, 2023 an interview on ABC's "This Week"

"Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2023

Mike Pence
stated on August 23, 2023 a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee

"I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives."

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2023

TikTok posts
stated on June 22, 2023 a post

A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records.

August 1, 2023

Pramila Jayapal
stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”

The average amount of assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is $6 a day.

By Sevana Wenn • June 6, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

"Si trabajaste en el año 2020 puede ser que te deban muchísimo dinero” a través de un “crédito que está activo hasta ahora”.

By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 12, 2023 a tweet

“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

“¡Los préstamos de estímulo de $50,000 finalmente están aquí!”

April 26, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on April 5, 2023 una publicación de Facebook

"Nueva ley de perdón está eliminando hasta $15,000 de deuda para todos los estadounidenses…cualquier categoría aplica".

April 19, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

"La Asociación Nacional de la Deuda ... recientemente aprobó un programa de alivio de la deuda para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 en deuda en tarjetas de crédito".

April 18, 2023

Mike Pence
stated on March 24, 2023 an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo

“We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2023

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on January 27, 2023 an interview with reporters

“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2023

Viral image
stated on January 27, 2023 a Rumble post

“Biden smirks while saying he has added more to the debt than any president before him.”

January 31, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on January 20, 2023 a speech at the White House

“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries
stated on January 8, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"

A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023

Tim Ryan
stated on August 24, 2022 statements to the media

On supporting student debt relief.

By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on September 18, 2022 an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes"

“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2022 a post

Student debt relief is taxable by the Internal Revenue Service.

August 30, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2022 una publicación en Facebook

“El congreso acaba de aprobar un reciente proyecto de ley para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 de deuda”.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 19, 2022

Glenn Grothman
stated on May 21, 2022 Newsletter

"Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.

By Laura Schulte • June 10, 2022

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