EXETER, N.H. — After gaining ground in Republican presidential primary polling, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley b
rought her message of budgetary restraint and heightened immigration control to voters packed inside of an historic town hall.
Haley, 51, urged a"competency test" for candidates over 75 years old."We need people at the top of their game," she said.Here’s our assessment of some of the claims she made in the stump speech and her responses to audience questions.29% of eighth graders in our country are proficient in reading. 29%. 26% of eighth graders are proficient in math. That's it.
“According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.”
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