Latest Fact Checks By Jake Berry

NH Democrats say they left the state budget with surplus and GOP left it with defecit

By Jake Berry

April 11, 2013

Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.

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Most people trying to buy a gun illegally are never prosecuted, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte says

By Jake Berry

March 22, 2013

Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.

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NH GOP chairman Horn under fire for unpaid taxes

By Jake Berry

March 12, 2013

Says Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican Party, owes $92,000 in back taxes.

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Millionaire Honeywell CEO David Cote compares today’s U.S. debt to post-World War II

By Jake Berry

February 21, 2013

"The only time in our history when the debt has been higher than this was the end of World War II."

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Sandy relief spending too liberal and costly, says U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte

By Jake Berry

February 8, 2013

"When total Sandy spending is added up, it's more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And it's more than twice…

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New governor claims New Hampshire college costs are among highest in nation

By Jake Berry

January 25, 2013

We have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country.

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NRCC compares the nation’s debt to all the word’s platinum, takes aim at trillion dollar coin

By Jake Berry

January 14, 2013

"Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldn’t add up to enough needed to pay down our…

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Obama’s budget was a flop among both parties, says Kelly Ayotte, R-NH

By Jake Berry

December 17, 2012

President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."

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Social Security doesn’t contribute to the national debt, says Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH

By Jake Berry

December 10, 2012

Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits.

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Ann Kuster touts being a member of the most diverse Congress ever

By Jake Berry , Maryalice Gill

November 21, 2012

Says she is "entering in the most diverse class ever," of U.S. Representatives

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New Hampshire’s new governor Maggie Hassan claims link between low unemployment and taxes

By Jake Berry

November 16, 2012

Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassan’s time in the state Senate.

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Democrat Maggie Hassan’s budget votes targeted by Republican Governors Association

By Jake Berry

November 3, 2012

Gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan supported 33 tax and fee increases as Senate Majority Leader.

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