Statements about Poverty

"6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama."

Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.

Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American.

Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.

Says one out of three U.S. homeless men is a veteran.

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