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Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week" "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." Mike Pence stated on August 23, 2023 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee "I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives." TikTok posts stated on June 22, 2023 in a post A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records. Pramila Jayapal stated on May 28, 2023 in in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” The average amount of assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is $6 a day. Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook "Si trabajaste en el año 2020 puede ser que te deban muchísimo dinero” a través de un “crédito que está activo hasta ahora”. Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet “(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.” Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook “¡Los préstamos de estímulo de $50,000 finalmente están aquí!” Facebook posts stated on April 5, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook "Nueva ley de perdón está eliminando hasta $15,000 de deuda para todos los estadounidenses…cualquier categoría aplica". Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook "La Asociación Nacional de la Deuda ... recientemente aprobó un programa de alivio de la deuda para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 en deuda en tarjetas de crédito". Mike Pence stated on March 24, 2023 in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo “We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on January 27, 2023 in an interview with reporters “The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.” Viral image stated on January 27, 2023 in a Rumble post “Biden smirks while saying he has added more to the debt than any president before him.” Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump. Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history. Tim Ryan stated on August 24, 2022 in statements to the media On supporting student debt relief. Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2022 in a post Student debt relief is taxable by the Internal Revenue Service. Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook “El congreso acaba de aprobar un reciente proyecto de ley para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 de deuda”. Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Brian Kemp stated on May 10, 2022 in an ad "David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof." Load more
Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week" "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."
Mike Pence stated on August 23, 2023 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee "I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives."
TikTok posts stated on June 22, 2023 in a post A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records.
Pramila Jayapal stated on May 28, 2023 in in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” The average amount of assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is $6 a day.
Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook "Si trabajaste en el año 2020 puede ser que te deban muchísimo dinero” a través de un “crédito que está activo hasta ahora”.
Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet “(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”
Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook “¡Los préstamos de estímulo de $50,000 finalmente están aquí!”
Facebook posts stated on April 5, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook "Nueva ley de perdón está eliminando hasta $15,000 de deuda para todos los estadounidenses…cualquier categoría aplica".
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook "La Asociación Nacional de la Deuda ... recientemente aprobó un programa de alivio de la deuda para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 en deuda en tarjetas de crédito".
Mike Pence stated on March 24, 2023 in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo “We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on January 27, 2023 in an interview with reporters “The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”
Viral image stated on January 27, 2023 in a Rumble post “Biden smirks while saying he has added more to the debt than any president before him.”
Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.
Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2022 in a post Student debt relief is taxable by the Internal Revenue Service.
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook “El congreso acaba de aprobar un reciente proyecto de ley para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 de deuda”.
Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.
Brian Kemp stated on May 10, 2022 in an ad "David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof."
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