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Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News:
“You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
By Jon Greenberg• March 30, 2022
Lynn Howe stated on October 05, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
Says Sal Esquivel wants a 5 percent state sales tax on groceries.
By Janie Har• October 6, 2010
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows a Houston woman baking bread in her mailbox.
By Ranjan Jindal• June 28, 2024
Hillary Clinton stated on November 20, 2007 in a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa:
"A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration."
By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007
Barack Obama stated on October 01, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America."
By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2012
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium:
Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2019
Sarah Palin stated on July 10, 2011 in an interview with "Newsweek":
Slim Jims "just recently" cost 99 cents but now cost $2.69.
By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2011
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2019 in a policy announcement on Medium:
"The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like."  
By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2019
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting:
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2025
Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022.
By Sara Swann• December 14, 2023
Facebook posts stated on November 24, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows the aftermath of a school prank in which students drank lemonade containing “horse laxatives.”
By Sara Swann• December 11, 2023
Hillary Clinton stated on April 29, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.:
Every family health insurance policy has "a $900 hidden tax" to subsidize health care costs of the uninsured.
By Robert Farley• May 2, 2008
Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2023 in a post:
During a speech former President Donald Trump said, “Even the lemonade is killing people” under President Joe Biden.
By Sofia Ahmed• December 20, 2023
Rick Hardcastle stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks on the House floor:
Benzene has "never been proven to be harmful."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 7, 2011
Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Tyson Foods may put insect protein in your chicken nuggets.
By Jeff Cercone• December 14, 2023
Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address:
"It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs."
By Jacob Geiger• January 22, 2011
Threads posts stated on August 17, 2024 in a photo:
Trump said “you used to be able to get cereal for 20, 30 bucks a pound.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 21, 2024
Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast:
"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
By Sue Owen• April 3, 2014
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:
The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment "level the playing field" for American companies to compete globally.
By April Hunt• May 18, 2015
Mike Tate stated on May 14, 2013 in a radio interview:
"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option"
By Dave Umhoefer• June 3, 2013

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