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Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.

By Sara Swann• April 24, 2024

Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Fuddruckers is “closing ALL locations.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 13, 2024

Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2023 in a statement:

Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed "all beaches" in Florida.

By Yacob Reyes• April 3, 2023

Lloyd Doggett stated on February 16, 2011 in comment quoted in a column.:

"In Austin, I’ve got half-a-dozen or more schools on a list to be closed — one of which I presented a federal blue-ribbon award to for excellence. And several hundred school personnel on the list for possible terminations."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 19, 2011

Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation:

Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo."

By Robert Farley• May 26, 2009

Chris Koster stated on August 09, 2016 in an Instagram post:

"A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. The legislature’s failure to expand Medicaid has brought crisis to many of Missouri’s rural health care providers."

By Anna Maples• October 3, 2016

Cecile Richards stated on February 09, 2016 in a forum in Los Angeles:

"In Ohio, more than half the providers of safe and legal abortion have had to shut down" since Gov. John Kasich took office in 2011.

By Nadia Pflaum• February 22, 2016

Joe Biden stated on December 19, 2019 in a Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles:

"You have to have congressional authority" to close Guantanamo Bay prison.

By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2019

Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America stated on August 01, 2011 in a television ad:

A Waushara County school closed because of state budget cuts supported by Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Luther Olsen.

By James B. Nelson• August 2, 2011

Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article:

A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.

By W. Gardner Selby• October 14, 2013

Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“North Carolina & Virginia State line is closed. Nothing in or out."

By Paul Specht• April 8, 2020

Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter:

Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.

By Madeline Heim• August 4, 2021

Loretta Weinberg stated on May 11, 2011 in a speech at women’s health roundtable discussion:

Says six of the state’s 58 family planning centers had to close because of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts.

By Erin O'Neill• June 10, 2011

Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing:

Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.

By Rachel Kimmel, John Pullano• April 30, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Burger King is “closing its doors for good.”

By Sofia Ahmed• May 31, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2022 in a post:

Planned Parenthood clinics are “closing down all over the country” because Roe v. Wade was overturned.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2022

Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate:

“When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.”

By Samantha Putterman• October 23, 2020

Marsha Blackburn stated on August 08, 2018 in a speech to farmers:

"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."

By Jon Greenberg• August 15, 2018

X posts stated on October 05, 2013 in a tweet:

"Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!"

By Amy Sherman• October 7, 2013

Bryant Gumbel stated on July 21, 2014 in an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel:

"A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2014

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