Claim: One of the items we noted in our Sept. 10 wrap-up of President Barack Obama's televised prime-time address to Congress was his carefully worded estimate of the number of uninsured citizens. Obama, Sept. 9: There are now more than 30 million American citizens who cannot get coverage. We said that Obama appeared to be underestimating the number of uninsured, even if we subtract the estimated 10 million uninsured who are not U.S. citizens. With the Census Bureau now reporting 46.3 million people without insurance,
Fact-check: Thirty Million Uninsured - FactCheck.org
Verdict: one of the items we noted in our sept. 10 wrap-up of president barack obama's televised prime-time address to congress was his carefully worded estimate of the number of uninsured citizens. obama, sept. 9: there are now more than 30 million american citizens who cannot get coverage. we said that obama appeared to be underestimating the number of uninsured, even if we subtract the estimated 10 million uninsured who are not u.s. citizens. with the census bureau now reporting 46.3 million people without insurance,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2009-09-16T18:38:59