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Fact check: Biden says majority of voters, including Republicans, support stimulus
President Joe Biden made a forceful pitch to Republicans in Congress to "listen to their constituents" and pass his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to help Americans recover from the pandemic. We check his claim about overall support and Republican support.
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If the government connected inflation to the minimum wage when it hit $7.25 an hour, President Biden said the minimum wage would be "$20 an hour right now." The U.S. Labor Department's data doesn't support his claim.

A new television ad airing in North Carolina slams liberals for not reopening grade schools across the country. The State Government Leadership Foundation, a conservative nonprofit, is launching a "Let Kids Learn" campaign that calls on state lawmakers to allow in-person instruction. The foundation partnered with N2 America, a nonprofit formed recently to improve conservative outreach in the suburbs.
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Published: 2019-11-15 13:20:00
Updated: 2020-05-11 12:59:11