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Search results for "American Rescue Plan"

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Joe Biden stated on May 05, 2021 in remarks:
After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 10, 2021
Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House:
The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2022
Ben Shapiro stated on March 01, 2022 in a YouTube video:
"There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 9, 2022
Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 05, 2022 in a statement on Facebook:
Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
By Nina Baker• January 11, 2022
Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2022 in a statement:
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 2, 2022
Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech:
“The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.”
By Amy Sherman• February 22, 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on January 27, 2023 in 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
Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
By Jon Greenberg• April 20, 2022
Kevin Brady stated on December 08, 2022 in a statement:
Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
By Tom Kertscher• December 14, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on June 13, 2022 in a press briefing:
When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad:
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
By Laura Schulte• March 7, 2023
Zach Wahls stated on April 08, 2021 in a weekly newsletter:
“The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution."
By Brian Grace• April 22, 2021
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“A year ago we had the lowest unemployment in history without using taxpayers money.”
By Tom Kertscher• May 5, 2021
Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview:
"We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."
By D.L. Davis• August 16, 2022
Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet:
"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
By Lyle Muller• April 30, 2021
Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech:
In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 26, 2021
Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech:
“There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht• March 1, 2021
Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on X:
“#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.”
By Sophia Bookwood• October 5, 2023
Barbara Gaskins stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet:
“The N.C. GOP came out in support of Sen. [Rick] Scott's extremist policy to ‘Rescue America.’”
By Paul Specht• June 7, 2022
Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit:
“Incomes are up.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2022

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan

By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2021

Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on?

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021

What you need to know about the budget reconciliation process

By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2021

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • March 2, 2022

Fact-checking a GOP talking point on state, local relief in the American Rescue Plan

By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2021

A sign of the times: the mortgage rescue plan

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 19, 2009

What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July

By Jon Greenberg• June 23, 2021

What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2021

Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023

Evaluating President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2021

Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

By Victoria Knight• January 15, 2021

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022

By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits• September 2, 2022

Looking for the truth on attacks in Benghazi

By Becky Bowers• May 10, 2013

Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: Who’s eligible for a stimulus check under the American Rescue Plan?

By Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2021

Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics

By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2023

Analyzing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Emily Delgado, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• January 12, 2022

Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 22, 2021

Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas

By Julie Appleby• July 25, 2023

How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era?

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• May 13, 2021