Claim: President Obama misrepresented the position of Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx on college debt. The president quoted Foxx as saying that she had "very little tolerance for people who tell me they graduate with debt." But Foxx was speaking explicitly about those with very large amounts of debt, a fact that Obama omitted and that changes the meaning of the North Carolina congresswoman's statement. The sin of omission was in Obama's speech in Boulder, Colo.,
Fact-check: Obama Misquotes GOP Congresswoman - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president obama misrepresented the position of republican rep. virginia foxx on college debt. the president quoted foxx as saying that she had "very little tolerance for people who tell me they graduate with debt." but foxx was speaking explicitly about those with very large amounts of debt, a fact that obama omitted and that changes the meaning of the north carolina congresswoman's statement. the sin of omission was in obama's speech in boulder, colo.,
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Date published: 2012-04-25T20:29:12