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Barack Obama
stated on September 1, 2014 a speech in Milwaukee:

"We cut our deficits by more than half."

By Dave Umhoefer • September 5, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2014 a Saturday broadcast address:

Congress is on "vacation."

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2014 a speech in Delaware:

"We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."

By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families:

"In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition."

By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 an op-ed for Huffington Post:

"The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."

By Steve Contorno • June 24, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on April 26, 2014 a weekly address:

"The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old."

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on April 11, 2014 a speech:

The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."

By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2014 speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library:

During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 14, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on April 1, 2014 a public address:

"More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan."

By Julie Kliegman • April 7, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2014 a speech in Orlando:

"Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."

By Steve Contorno • March 26, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2014 a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis:

"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2014 a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston:

"When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on February 27, 2014 an event at the White House:

"Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men."

By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on February 20, 2014 a speech to Democratic governors:

"We’ve got close to 7 million Americans who have access to health care for the first time because of Medicaid expansion."

By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2014 a speech:

"Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade."

By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 31, 2014 an interview with CNN:

"What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."

By Steve Contorno • February 4, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address:

Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union address:

"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."

By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union speech:

"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."

By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address:

"The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.

By Steve Contorno • January 29, 2014

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