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Search results for "Young voters are breaking from the President at a rapid pace"

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Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":
"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
By Louis Jacobson• February 16, 2022
Arne Duncan stated on January 12, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:
"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."
By Tom Feran• January 20, 2012
Heather Fiorentino stated on March 01, 2012 in a press release:
Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."
By Jeffrey S. Solochek• March 4, 2012
Hillary Clinton stated on December 05, 2007 in New York, N.Y.:
"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."
By Wes Allison• December 15, 2007
Charlie Geren stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet:
"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."
By Jasper Scherer• October 26, 2017
Beto O'Rourke stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert:
In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas."
By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2019
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Arizona:
"Within just a few years, immigration as a share of national population is set to break all historical records."
By Miriam Valverde• September 19, 2016
Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday":
"Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
By Linda Qiu• August 21, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on March 10, 2019 in speech at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire:
I received "more votes from young people — black, white, Latino, Asian American and Native American — than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined."
By Kit Norton• March 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 07, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages:
"The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
By Lauren Carroll• January 13, 2015
Bryan Steil stated on November 15, 2022 in Twitter:
In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."
By D.L. Davis• December 9, 2022
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech:
"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."
By Amy Sherman• January 29, 2014
Rick Santorum stated on January 08, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan provides "pretty much" the same coverage that members of Congress receive.
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead• January 8, 2012
Rick Santorum stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said "if you come, you’re going to be able to stay, because we’re not going to enforce the law."
By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2014
John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.:
Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2012
Charles "Chuck" Spahos stated on December 03, 2014 in a joint legislative hearing:
When Colorado  eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
By April Hunt• December 15, 2014
Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post:
"In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low."
By Louis Jacobson• January 16, 2018
Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention:
"In the history of Republican primaries, I’ve gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party."
By Chris Nichols• May 2, 2016
Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech:
Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus."
By Madeline Heim• April 8, 2021
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:
"Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018

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By Hannah Norman, Rachana Pradhan• November 23, 2021

Joe Biden on the issues: a PolitiFact guide

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 6, 2020

Who is Elizabeth Warren? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Jon Greenberg• June 13, 2019

A closer look at turnout, young voters and a key Bernie Sanders strategy

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2020

The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time

By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2022

PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races

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Obama: I'm a magnet for turnout

By Tom Tobin• September 4, 2007

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2021

Rand Paul stretches the truth on 'The Daily Show'

By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2013

Experts say Biden’s achievements are similar to recent presidents. But Democrats aren't touting them

By Louis Jacobson• October 19, 2022

Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss: What doctors say you can expect

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Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

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By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 3, 2022

Solving the mystery of the no-tax pledge

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• October 14, 2014

Democrats persist with false Medicare claim

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