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Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2018 in a press conference:
"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
By Dan Clark• March 23, 2018
Jeffrey Barke stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration.
By Jeff Cercone• August 27, 2024
Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference:
Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 21, 2018
Paul Ryan stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority.
By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2015
Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech:
The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.  
By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2010
Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:
“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”
By Hope Karnopp• December 8, 2023
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority stated on September 24, 2010 in a vote:
On charging a toll for motorists to use Ga. 400 after it was slated to expire
By Eric Stirgus• September 28, 2010
John Wisniewski stated on February 07, 2012 in a radio interview:
"Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them."
By Bill Wichert• February 15, 2012
Bruce Braley stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:
"I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2014
Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2017 in a statement:
"There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017
Steve Scalise stated on February 04, 2024 in a post on X:
The Senate’s border bill “accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 6, 2024
Rick Perry stated on July 19, 2010 in a Perry website:
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 9, 2010
John Boehner stated on January 27, 2010 in a live-blog post during the State of the Union address:
"President Obama pledged to go through the budget 'line by line,' but on his watch, non-defense spending has spiraled out of control, increasing by 67 percent in the last year alone."
By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2010
Ted Cruz stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview:
"There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business."
By Brandon Mulder• July 16, 2021
Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2020 in a meeting at the White House:
“The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus.
By Jon Greenberg• March 6, 2020
Jeff Stone stated on December 15, 2010 in a news conference with reporters:
"I never proposed privatizing the (Milwaukee County) airport."
By Dave Umhoefer• January 4, 2011
Peter King stated on September 01, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2013
Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization, they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval."
By Samantha Putterman• February 22, 2023
Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':
The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."
By Steve Contorno• February 19, 2015
Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress.
By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2013

Articles (1951)

Why the FDA is recommending the newer, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines

By Samantha Putterman• April 24, 2023

Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more?

By Lauren Richey• March 26, 2019

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017

Ask PolitiFact: When will the COVID-19 vaccines get FDA approval?

By Miriam Valverde• July 29, 2021

Ruling on mask mandate highlights limits of CDC’s power

By Julie Appleby, Sam Whitehead• April 22, 2022

Fact-checking the May 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• May 17, 2015

Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim• December 11, 2020

The "blank check" brouhaha

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007

PunditFact fact-checks the May 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• May 17, 2015

Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?

By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2025

Proposition 2 poses no cost to state taxpayers?

By W. Gardner Selby• November 6, 2011

Is Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan legal?

By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2022

The legal challenge to mailing absentee ballot applications to Michigan voters, explained

By Clara Hendrickson• July 16, 2020

Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order?

By Cassidey Kavathas• June 14, 2021

Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests

By Hannah Norman, Rachana Pradhan• November 23, 2021

Will recess appointment handcuff consumer cop?

By Stephen Koff• January 17, 2012

With Biden impeachment probe now authorized, what’s next?

By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2023

Is David Weiss’ special counsel appointment in Hunter Biden case legal? Experts explain

By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2023

Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023

Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025