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Search results for "Our political and economic and social systems have been letting us down for a long time."

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Paul Ryan stated on March 18, 2011 in a private briefing to Members of Congress:
"The Congressional Budget Office has this economic model where they measure the economy going forward, and they are now telling us that the entire economy crashes in the year 2037 because their computer simulation can't conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue."
By Louis Jacobson• March 21, 2011
Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview:
The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.”
By Miriam Valverde• March 24, 2021
Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage."
By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2010
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 24, 2016
Bill Clinton stated on January 18, 2008 in in Pahrump, Nev.:
Obama said that "since 1992, the Republicans have had all the good ideas..."
By Robert Farley• January 21, 2008
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2020 in a discussion with business leaders:
Speaking of the federal debt before the coronavirus pandemic, “we were starting to get that number down.”
By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2020
Michael Moore stated on October 02, 2009 in the movie Capitalism: A Love Story:
All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.
By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2009
Occupy Democrats stated on January 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
By Tom Kertscher• January 18, 2023
Donald Trump stated on September 08, 2015 in a tweet:
"Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse."
By Joshua Gillin• September 15, 2015
Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post:
Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.
By Eric Stirgus• January 22, 2013
Facebook posts stated on August 05, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Clark County poll worker acting illegally by asking people to place their ballots into a bag outside of a drop box.
By Andy Nguyen• August 10, 2022
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release:
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
By Sabrina Eaton• March 7, 2011
Barack Obama stated on June 16, 2008 in Flint, Mich.:
"These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for."
By Alexander Lane• June 25, 2008
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad:
“Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits."
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 18, 2024
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on August 05, 2014 in on their website:
"25 percent of all drug-related fatal vehicle accidents in the U.S. involve marijuana."
By Joshua Gillin• August 5, 2014
Danny O'Connor stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."  
By Stephen Koff• September 26, 2018
Ed MacDougall stated on July 26, 2014 in a radio ad:
Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "opposes the repeal of Obamacare."
By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2014
Barack Obama stated on July 01, 2009 in public statements:
On a single-payer health care system.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 16, 2009
Libertarian National Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a video posted on its website:
Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 10, 2011
John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 5, 2010

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By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2013

Can President Obama claim economic victory?

By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2013

Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Long Island speech to law enforcement

By John Kruzel, Aaron Sharockman, Manuela Tobias• July 28, 2017

Donald Trump's GOP acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 21, 2016

What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 20, 2016

Rhetoric doesn't pay the bills

By Alexander Lane• June 24, 2008

Scores of Medicaid audits still leave holes

By Nancy Madsen• March 24, 2014

In this Democratic debate, health care issues took a backseat

By Emmarie Huetteman• November 21, 2019

How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

By Hana Stepnick• August 1, 2022

How PolitiFact is covering Election 2024

By PolitiFact Staff • August 23, 2024

Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases

By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023

Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016

Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history

By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021

Title 42 expiration: What's next for migrants applying for asylum at US’ southern border?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 8, 2023

Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton -- and Goldman Sachs?

By W. Gardner Selby• January 19, 2016

Obama's reply to Castro's criticism open to interpretation

By Sean Gorman• April 11, 2016

So what is the debt ceiling all about anyway?

By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2017