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Latest Fact-Checks In Bipartisanship

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Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on May 18, 2022 a tweet
"In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
True
By Alan Hovorka • July 26, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2018 a debate televised from San Antonio
Says "only one other senator from either party over the last 25 years" has "a worse record on bipartisanship" than Ted Cruz.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 18, 2018
New Leadership PAC
New Leadership PAC
stated on October 19, 2017 a press release
Says county parties representing more than half the state’s Republican voters approved resolutions "demanding changes" in Texas House leadership.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 1, 2017 a tweet
"Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2017
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on September 10, 2016 a Senate candidates debate
Says that Republican Darryl Glenn has described Democrats as "evil" and has said he's "tired of hearing about Republicans reaching across the aisle."
True
By Alan Gathright • September 19, 2016
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on July 15, 2016 a tweet
Says Scott Walker's "listening sessions" are "invite-only and excluding the press."  
True
August 24, 2016
Jack Falanagan
Jack Falanagan
stated on March 10, 2016 a speech
Says New Hampshire’s second congressional district includes two counties where "almost 5 percent if not more" of residents are enrolled in the state’s expanded Medicaid program.
True
By Clay Wirestone • April 15, 2016
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
stated on February 15, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball
"There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 18, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 23, 2015 a blog post by the Texas Tribune
Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
True
By Filipa Ioannou • November 15, 2015
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 24, 2014 an interview with the McAllen Monitor
With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2014
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 22, 2013 a video
Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 21, 2014
Tom Niehaus
Tom Niehaus
stated on January 3, 2013 an online video
"Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support."
True
By Joe Guillen • January 17, 2013
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 16, 2012 a TV debate
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown shows someone can be bipartisan in Congress because he "votes about 66 percent with his own party."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 a debate in Danville, Ky.
"There's not one Democrat who endorses" the Romney-Ryan Medicare plan.
True
By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 26, 2012 an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS
Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives "we’ve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare … for getting rid of cap and trade … for building the Keystone Pipeline."
True
By Bartholomew Sullivan • September 24, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on June 8, 2012 remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.
Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.
True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 29, 2012 an interview
In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 8, 2011 a news conference
"We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
True
By Reginald Fields • November 29, 2011
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on August 27, 2011 an opinion column
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011.
True
September 11, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 25, 2011 a televised address
"President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times.  George W. Bush did it seven times."
True
July 26, 2011
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