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Latest Fact-Checks On John Boehner

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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
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By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":
The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 12, 2013 in a press conference:
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 22, 2013 in a blog post:
President Barack Obama has "announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference:
"About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal."
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By Tom Feran • July 5, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 1, 2012 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on April 5, 2011 in a public statement:
"We’ve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 7, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland:
"Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers."
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By Stephen Koff • August 24, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News:
"Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."
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By Louis Jacobson, Sabrina Eaton • July 15, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 19, 2010 in a press release:
The stimulus includes "$7 million to build a bridge in Thedford, Nebraska, to help 168 residents avoid a 30-second wait at a local train crossing. Not one full-time job will be created."
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By Robert Farley • February 19, 2010