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Letitia James
stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference:

"The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2019
Bennett Sandlin
stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference:

Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land."

By Madlin Mekelburg • April 26, 2019
Charlotte Nash
stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement:

Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.

By Nancy Badertscher • December 11, 2015
Julián Castro
stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech:

"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."

By Bradley Saacks • August 20, 2015
Jason Carter
stated on September 22, 2014 in television ad:

In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500.

By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2014
Edith Ajello
stated on October 14, 2011 in commentary piece:

"Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended."

By Lynn Arditi • October 21, 2011
Garnet Coleman
stated on April 28, 2011 in a press release:

Says close to 90 percent of the population growth in Texas over the last decade was non-Anglo.

By • May 9, 2011
John King
stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro:

"Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2010