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Kevin Brady stated on October 07, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades."

By Madlin Mekelburg• October 12, 2019

Bobby Scott stated on June 12, 2015 in a written statement.:

"The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries," after taxes and transfers.

By Warren Fiske• July 13, 2015

Ronnie Earle stated on January 18, 2010 in a speech:

"Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2010

Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in Democratic debate in Philadephia:

The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."

By Wes Allison, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 16, 2008

Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate:

Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2015

Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR:

"Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."

By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2014

Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa:

"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."

By Wes Allison• December 15, 2007

Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income."

By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"99 percent of all new income today (is) going to the top 1 percent."

By Katie Sanders• April 19, 2015

George Nee stated on February 05, 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

Alan Grayson stated on October 10, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth."

By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2011

Elizabeth Warren stated on January 07, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages:

"The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."

By Lauren Carroll• January 13, 2015

Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent."

By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2014

Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent."

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• July 29, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on July 01, 2015 in a speech:

"The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

By Tom Kertscher• July 29, 2015

Ted Cruz stated on January 20, 2015 in an interview with Fox News:

"Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928."

By Alex Wilts• January 30, 2015

Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address:

Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.

By Casey McDermott • February 13, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation:

"Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality."

By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2014

Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate:

The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 12, 2016

Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.:

"If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."

By Nick Reid• October 30, 2015

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