Fact Check Posts – Page 23

Republican group says Rep. Tammy Baldwin backs $1.5 trillion tax increase

By Dave Umhoefer

September 23, 2011

Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is backing President Barack Obama’s plan to pass a $1.5 trillion tax increase.

Gov. Scott Walker says he asked unions for concessions and they refused

By Dave Umhoefer

September 16, 2011

"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute…

Vice President Joe Biden says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal would eliminate Medicare in 10 years

By Dave Umhoefer

September 7, 2011

Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "eliminates Medicare" in 10 years.

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says the county’s debt load is “reckless”

By Dave Umhoefer

September 2, 2011

On Milwaukee County government’s debt burden

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says public-employee unions spent $30 million on Wisconsin Senate recall races

By Dave Umhoefer

August 28, 2011

Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says that “thanks to Medicare,” 75% fewer seniors are in poverty, and most have health coverage

By Dave Umhoefer

August 25, 2011

"Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks…

Rep. Sean Duffy says small banks will have to spend 2.2 million labor hours to comply with Dodd-Frank financial reform law

By Dave Umhoefer

August 22, 2011

The Dodd-Frank financial-reform law’s hundreds of new rules will force small banks and credit unions to burn up "an estimated 2,260,631 labor hours just for…

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin says the Wisconsin state Senate recalls played out on the “deepest red districts in the state”

By Dave Umhoefer

August 19, 2011

Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the "deepest red districts in the state."

GOP recall challenger Kim Simac says State Sen. Jim Holperin “voted against a property tax freeze” in 2009 and then voted for a “$1.5 billion property tax hike”

By Dave Umhoefer

August 12, 2011

Says Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin "voted against a property tax freeze" in 2009 and then voted for a "$1.5 billion property tax hike."

Greater Wisconsin Political Fund says recall candidate Kim Simac was delinquent paying property taxes eight of the last nine years

By Dave Umhoefer

August 12, 2011

Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years."

Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman Mike Tate says Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has “screwed up counting the vote” in two consecutive elections

By Dave Umhoefer

August 11, 2011

"Two elections in a row (Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus) has screwed up counting the vote"

Wisconsin Sierra Club says state Sen. Alberta Darling allowed mercury to harm children with vote against recycling bill

By Dave Umhoefer

August 5, 2011

Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is "allowing mercury to harm our children" because she voted against an electronics recycling bill.

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Republican group says Rep. Tammy Baldwin backs $1.5 trillion tax increase

Gov. Scott Walker says he asked unions for concessions and they refused

Vice President Joe Biden says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal would eliminate Medicare in 10 years

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says the county’s debt load is “reckless”

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says public-employee unions spent $30 million on Wisconsin Senate recall races

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says that “thanks to Medicare,” 75% fewer seniors are in poverty, and most have health coverage

Rep. Sean Duffy says small banks will have to spend 2.2 million labor hours to comply with Dodd-Frank financial reform law

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin says the Wisconsin state Senate recalls played out on the “deepest red districts in the state”

GOP recall challenger Kim Simac says State Sen. Jim Holperin “voted against a property tax freeze” in 2009 and then voted for a “$1.5 billion property tax hike”

Greater Wisconsin Political Fund says recall candidate Kim Simac was delinquent paying property taxes eight of the last nine years

Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman Mike Tate says Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has “screwed up counting the vote” in two consecutive elections

Wisconsin Sierra Club says state Sen. Alberta Darling allowed mercury to harm children with vote against recycling bill