Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Romney says Americans pay more for health care but die sooner

March 3, 2010

"The lifespan of the average American is less than that of people in nations that spend far less (on health care). ... To put it…

Pelosi says Democrats tackle pre-existing conditions, Republicans don’t

March 3, 2010

The Democrats' health care bills would end "the denial of ... coverage to those who have a pre-existing condition," while the Republican bill would not.

Wasserman Schultz says Republicans regularly say they agree with 80 percent of health care bill

March 1, 2010

"The Republicans have repeatedly said that they agree with 80 percent of what's in our bill."

Boustany says GOP health plan would lower premiums

February 25, 2010

The CBO found that the House Republican health care plan would lower premiums by "up to about 10 percent" and, for purchasers in the individual…

Florida Democrats say McCollum cost taxpayers billions

February 25, 2010

Bill McCollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of Congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion.

Florida Democrats say McCollum voted to raise congressional pay, earns $75,000 pension

February 25, 2010

Bill McCollum voted four times to raise his own pay, by a total of $51,000, and earns a congressional pension worth more than $75,000 a…

Republican Governors Association blasts Sink’s record, compensation as bank executive

February 25, 2010

"As bank president, Alex Sink eliminated thousands of Florida jobs while taking over $8 million in salary and bonuses."

Reid calls nuclear waste issue ‘solved’

February 23, 2010

"We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is."

Scott Brown says stimulus ‘didn’t create one new job’

February 18, 2010

The stimulus bill "didn’t create one new job."

Obama says stimulus is responsible for 2 million jobs saved or created

February 18, 2010

"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act…

Biden overstates role of Medicare, Medicaid in U.S. health care spending

February 16, 2010

Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid."

Cheney says Obama initially said Christmas Day bomber was an ‘isolated extremist’

February 15, 2010

President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."

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