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Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad:

“Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 18, 2024

Joe Biden stated on November 27, 2023 in remarks at the White House:

Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2023

Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet:

"In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four."

By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2019

Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2018

Social Media stated on February 1, 2017 in tweets :

Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.

By Linda Qiu • February 8, 2017

Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2016

Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 4, 2016 in a radio ad:

Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security.

By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2016

John Fredericks stated on February 28, 2015 in a radio show.:

Every illegal immigrant "can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in."

By Warren Fiske • March 9, 2015

Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 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

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

Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier:

Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 25, 2012

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical:

Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010

JD Vance stated on August 16, 2024 in a post on X:

“Kamala Harris wants to give $25,000 to illegal aliens to buy American homes.”

By Madison Czopek • August 22, 2024

Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline:

An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”

By Phil Galewitz • November 23, 2021

Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview:

The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 24, 2021

Mike Shirkey stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview:

“Too many dead people voted” in Michigan

By Clara Hendrickson, Dave Boucher • February 16, 2021

Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing:

With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2020

Pete Buttigieg stated on December 9, 2019 in an interview published by The Root:

Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."

By Miriam Valverde • December 12, 2019

Bernie Sanders stated on February 1, 2016 in a political ad:

"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 3, 2016

Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

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