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Latest Fact-Checks On Paul Ryan

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 1, 2017 an interview
"We've got about $3 trillion in trapped cash overseas that basically can't come back in this country because of our tax laws."  
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September 15, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a news conference
Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent.
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By Eric Litke • February 3, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 9, 2016 a news conference
Obamacare "is not a popular law."
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November 17, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 11, 2016 a tweet
Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon."  
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August 26, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview
"People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles."  
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June 24, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 17, 2016 a news conference
"To this day, (the Cuban government) is a regime that provides safe harbor to terrorists and fugitives."
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By Lauren Carroll • March 24, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 22, 2016 a television interview
"70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."
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By Sarah Hauer • March 22, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 11, 2014 a speech
All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us."  
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June 19, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 4, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 4, 2012 a speech
"One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate."
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December 23, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
"The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 7, 2012 a television interview
Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job."
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By James B. Nelson • September 19, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 9, 2012 an appearance on 'This Week.'
Says he and Mitt Romney "always said that we agree with the 2014 deadline" for leaving Afghanistan.
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By Molly Moorhead • September 11, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 27, 2012 an interview
Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code.
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 29, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 23, 2012 a news release
Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
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February 2, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 16, 2011 a speech in Chicago
On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise "the top rate to 44.8 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2011