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William Benson Huber stated on September 28, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Post":

The non-profit group Feeding America is lying when it claims "that one in five kids is fighting starvation daily" in the United States.

By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014

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

Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention:

"We’re No. 1 in child hunger."

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2010

Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC:

"There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."

By Steve Contorno• March 5, 2015

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

Robert Malin stated on April 20, 2014 in a TV interview:

"Fifty percent of Americans will go hungry at some time in their lives."

By Karen Lee Ziner• May 18, 2014

Caroline Casagrande stated on April 29, 2012 in an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program:

"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."

By Caryn Shinske• June 4, 2012

Chris Jacobs stated on June 13, 2020 in remarks in a debate:

Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.”

By Meghan Hall, Julia Schneider• June 18, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu stated on July 27, 2025 in remarks:

“There is no starvation in Gaza.”

By Madison Czopek• July 29, 2025

Oregon Food Bank stated on November 15, 2010 in a press release:

"Oregon, once again, remains among the top five hungriest states in the nation."

By Ian K. Kullgren• November 27, 2010

Marcy Kaptur stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech :

"The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."

By Sabrina Eaton• May 15, 2013

Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes:

"Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017

Lumos stated on December 19, 2016 in a factsheet:

"An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in orphanages or residential institutions. Shockingly, 80 percent of these children are not orphans."

By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2017

Michael Burgess stated on September 19, 2020 in a tweet:

“In the last 10 years less than half of adults in the U.S. received a flu shot.”

By Madlin Mekelburg• September 25, 2020

Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 08, 2025 in a press conference:

“About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2025

António Guterres stated on March 18, 2024 in in a speech in New York:

Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”

By Madison Czopek• March 26, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on August 04, 2021 in a press conference:

Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• August 6, 2021

Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

"Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."

By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015

House Majority PAC stated on October 26, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot "voted to cut health care for kids, affecting up to half the families at Cincinnati’s own Children’s Hospital."

By Samantha Putterman• November 5, 2018

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition stated on October 28, 2011 in a press release:

In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."

By Willoughby Mariano• November 9, 2011

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