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Ron Paul stated on May 05, 2011 in a presidential debate:

"Prices are going up. Unemployment is continuing to go up."

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 6, 2011

Fred Upton stated on March 08, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress:

A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices."

By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2011

David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives:

The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 26, 2011

Bill Richardson stated on January 05, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.:

As secretary of the Department of Energy under former President Bill Clinton, "I created reserves of home heating oil."

By Asjylyn Loder• January 6, 2008

Thaddeus McCotter stated on August 16, 2011 in an op-ed in the "National Review":

"When lenders foreclose on homes, they typically suffer losses that exceed 30 percent of the value of the home."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2011

Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania:

"Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure."

By Cassie Owens• March 30, 2016

Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue:

"Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one.

By Louis Jacobson• November 17, 2009

Tom Wolf stated on February 09, 2016 in his budget proposal address:

If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."

By Anna Orso• February 12, 2016

Democratic National Committee stated on January 20, 2010 in a press release:

"Under (Rick Perry’s) watch as governor, over six million Texans have no health care coverage, including one million children, homeowners suffer from the highest insurance rates in the country, and college tuition has skyrocketed 136 percent."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2010

Daniel Grace stated on May 17, 2016 in a statement:

A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia "would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry."

By Anna Orso• May 20, 2016

Tim Sheehy stated on August 21, 2024 in an X post:

The “‘Inflation Reduction Act’ increased inflation and drove prices sky high!”

By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2024

Jim Justice stated on August 14, 2023 in a post on X:

"Credit card debt is above $1 trillion for the FIRST TIME EVER."

By Ashala Moseberry• October 19, 2023

Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 12, 2021 in an op-ed:

“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”

By Maxwell Ionno, Olivia Murray• October 5, 2021

Tim Scott stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall:

“Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.”

By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:

U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.”

By Andy Nguyen• March 10, 2022

Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Homemade baby formula recipes offer a ‘viable option’ during U.S. shortage

By Monique Curet, Samantha Putterman• May 13, 2022

Joe Biden stated on February 22, 2024 in in a campaign reception:

If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.

By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2024

Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”

By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2021

Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.:

Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump."

By Bill Adair• February 11, 2008

Chris Sgro stated on May 04, 2016 in a press release:

"We've already lost $500 million in economic impact" from HB2 fallout in North Carolina.

By Will Doran• May 16, 2016

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