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Mike Gallagher

Republican Mike Gallagher of Green Bay was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2016. He is the senior global market strategist at Breakthrough Fuel, a Green Bay supply chain fuel management company. Gallagher previously served as a human intelligence and counterintelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a foreign policy aide to GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's 2016 presidential campaign.  

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Mike Gallagher

Gallagher misrepresents China’s role in US fentanyl crisis
By Sophia Voight
October 6, 2023

China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”

Yes, inflation is at a 40-year high, and rates have been climbing throughout Biden’s time in office
By Laura Schulte
April 22, 2022

“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”

Wisconsin Congressman Gallagher flips position on supporting Liz Cheney
By D.L. Davis
May 14, 2021

On supporting Liz Cheney for House Republican leadership position

Congress’s task is simply to count electoral votes Jan. 6
By Eric Litke
January 4, 2021

“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”

Data shows in-person learning safer than expected, not driving case spikes
By Eric Litke
December 18, 2020

"New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."

Yes, the average American family pays more in hospital expenditures than federal taxes
By Madeline Heim
July 22, 2020

"The average family in America forks over more of their hard-earned income to their local hospital than to the IRS.”

House did not impeach Trump for third time or for criticizing NFL
By Madeline Heim
January 21, 2020

Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things." 

Mike Gallagher on target with claim on health care costs in U.S. vs. other industrialized nations
By Devi Shastri
August 9, 2017

"We’re spending 18 percent of our GDP on healthcare while the average among industrialized countries is closer to 8 percent."

In House race, Mike Gallagher’s false claim about Tom Nelson and taxing Social Security benefits
By Tom Kertscher
September 30, 2016

Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  

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