Fact-checking 7 statistical claims from Biden's (quite factual) economic speech

President Joe Biden recited a flurry of figures in a Friday speech in which he urged Congress to pass the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package he calls the American Rescue Plan.

We fact-checked many of the statistical claims Biden made in the speech -- and found Biden was highly factual, though there are some nuances worth noting. Here's an assessment of seven of the claims we looked into:

Biden noted that his plan includes funding for local governments to keep critical public employees on the job; his predecessor Donald Trump...