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Biden Claims Congress ‘Passed’ His Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. It Didn’t.

October 25, 2022 Claims, plan, passed, student, loan, didn't, Forgiveness, Congress, Biden0 comment

President Joe Biden recently said Congress approved his plan to “forgive” student loan debt. While talking with a group of young people at the White House during an on-camera interview published Sunday by NowThis News, Biden said he had “just signed a law” that would forgive $ 20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients and $ 10,000 for all borrowers earning less than $ 125,000 a year. “It’s passed. I got it passed by a vote or two, and it’s in effect,” Biden said. Actually, Biden used executive action…

Biden’s claims on inflation, jobs and pandemic in ’60 Minutes’ interview draw scrutiny

September 19, 2022 Scrutiny, interview, Minutes, Draw, Biden's, Pandemic, Inflation, Jobs, Claims0 comment

President Biden came under fire Monday for downplaying decades-high inflation and other problems during a “60 Minutes” interview, with critics accusing the president of being out of touch with economic reality. The Washington Times stories: White House

Congress investigating whether companies are profiting off veterans disability claims backlog

July 17, 2022 Companies, Claims, veterans, disability, whether, Investigating, profiting, backlog, Congress0 comment

Members of Congress are investigating whether third-party records companies are profiting from a pandemic-induced backlog of veterans disability claims. The National Archives and Records Administration has been trying to speed up records requests to process the claims but to no avail, impeding veterans’ access to essential services like health care and housing. Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) and member Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) sent letters to veteran records retrieval companies including DD214 Direct, Aardvark Research Group and Angels Research. The letters state the committee…

In gaffe, Biden claims 9mm bullet ‘blows the lung out of the body’

May 30, 2022 Biden, Claims, body, Blows, 'Bullet, 'gaffe, lung0 comment

President Biden took aim Monday at one of the most common types of firearms owned by Americans in what appeared to be a gun-related technical flub. The Washington Times stories: White House

New White House press secretary called Fox News ‘racist,’ made ‘stolen election’ claims

May 10, 2022 called, News, Election, House, Press, Claims, White, Secretary, racist, stolen, made0 comment

Karine Jean-Pierre is preparing to take over for Jen Psaki as White House press secretary at the end of the week, and her previous blasts at those who don’t share her progressive views are drawing fresh media attention. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden administration challenged on climate claims over tornado disaster

December 14, 2021 Over, Biden, Claims, climate, administration, disaster, challenged, tornado0 comment

The Biden administration faced pushback Monday for pushing a climate change link to the deadly tornadoes that cut a path of destruction across Kentucky and neighboring states, leaving a trail of leveled buildings, shredded trees and mangled cars. President Biden said Sunday that “we all know everything is more intense … The Washington Times stories: White House