Fact Check Posts – Page 158

Rep. Paul Broun says innovation would flower if government ‘would get out of the way’

By Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2011

Says government is a barrier to innovation and development.

Rand Paul says tea party pushed Barack Obama to shift view on earmarks

By Louis Jacobson

January 28, 2011

Says President Barack Obama revealed in his State of the Union address that he "now is against earmarks."

Michele Bachmann, in State of the Union rebuttal, says government employment grew as jobs overall declined

By Louis Jacobson

January 27, 2011

"While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs."

Michele Bachmann repeats claim that health care bill will require 16,500 new IRS agents

By Louis Jacobson

January 26, 2011

The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."

Paul Ryan, in State of the Union response, says U.S. debt will soon eclipse GDP

By Stephen Koff , Louis Jacobson

January 26, 2011

"The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy."

Barack Obama in State of the Union says U.S. corporate tax rate is among world’s highest

By Louis Jacobson

January 26, 2011

The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."

Barack Obama in State of the Union says up to a quarter of U.S. high schoolers drop out

By Louis Jacobson

January 26, 2011

"As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school."

Barack Obama in State of the Union says corporate profits are up over the past two years

By Louis Jacobson

January 26, 2011

"Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."

Matthew Dowd says there’s no evidence of a State of the Union ‘bounce’

By Louis Jacobson

January 24, 2011

Poll results from the past 35 years show that State of the Union speeches "do not move" presidential approval numbers.

Mike Pence says Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill “will kill jobs”

By Louis Jacobson

January 21, 2011

The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."

Rep. Chris Van Hollen says insurance company profits quadrupled

By Louis Jacobson

January 19, 2011

Between 2000 and 2006, "health insurance company profits quadrupled."

Rep, Chris Van Hollen says insurance premiums doubled between 2000 and 2006

By Louis Jacobson

January 19, 2011

"Between the year 2000 and 2006, (insurance) premiums in this country doubled."

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Rep. Paul Broun says innovation would flower if government ‘would get out of the way’

Rand Paul says tea party pushed Barack Obama to shift view on earmarks

Michele Bachmann, in State of the Union rebuttal, says government employment grew as jobs overall declined

Michele Bachmann repeats claim that health care bill will require 16,500 new IRS agents

Paul Ryan, in State of the Union response, says U.S. debt will soon eclipse GDP

Barack Obama in State of the Union says U.S. corporate tax rate is among world’s highest

Barack Obama in State of the Union says up to a quarter of U.S. high schoolers drop out

Barack Obama in State of the Union says corporate profits are up over the past two years

Matthew Dowd says there’s no evidence of a State of the Union ‘bounce’

Mike Pence says Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill “will kill jobs”

Rep. Chris Van Hollen says insurance company profits quadrupled

Rep, Chris Van Hollen says insurance premiums doubled between 2000 and 2006