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Search results for "The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120 from 2017 to 2025"

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Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech:
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2018
Ted Ankrum stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech:
Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress."
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2010
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent
By Amy Sherman• January 22, 2020
Barbara Boxer stated on September 20, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Since 1995, the top 400 wealthiest families have seen their incomes go up 400 percent and their tax rates go down 40 percent."
By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2011
Harry Reid stated on April 02, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:
The Koch brothers are "the richest people in the world. Individually, they're only fifth. Put them together they're the richest in the world."
By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2014
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech:
“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.
By Nusaiba Mizan• October 12, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet:
"From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."
By Lauren Carroll• March 27, 2015
Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.:
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2009
Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"President Trump's net gain while in office $0, Nancy Pelosi's net gain while in office $191 million."
By Tom Kertscher• July 7, 2021
Bernie Sanders stated on July 22, 2012 in a message on Twitter:
"Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."
By Molly Moorhead• July 31, 2012
Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article:
"The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country."
By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign rally.:
"The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people."
By Sean Gorman• March 14, 2016
Mario Nawfal stated on February 09, 2025 in an X post:
Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s net worth “skyrocketed” from $6.7 million to $30 million in three years.
By Loreben Tuquero• February 14, 2025
Viral image stated on January 05, 2019 in a meme:
Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."
By Samantha Putterman• January 9, 2019
Michael Moore stated on March 05, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin:
"Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2011
Bill Clinton stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office."
By Katie Sanders• June 29, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
By Lauren Carroll• August 25, 2014
Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.:
"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2015
Rick Perry stated on November 16, 2011 in a letter to Nancy Pelosi:
"A part-time Congress with half the pay would still make $38,000 a year more than the average American family."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 1, 2011
Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2011 in Facebook:
1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps. are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires.
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2011

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