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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 a news release
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., "and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out"
Mostly False
June 6, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on June 3, 2011 a robo-call
Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz "demanded that Congress vote to increase the nation’s debt limit without making any spending cuts."
Mostly False
June 3, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 an e-mail.
"Gerry Connolly and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger, Stephen Koff • June 2, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 a news release
"Betty Sutton and her fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2011
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on April 19, 2011 a news release.
The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • May 23, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 10, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on April 16, 2011 a speech in Madison, Wisconsin
Says $38 billion in spending cuts in federal budget compromise is "less than $1 billion in real cuts."
Mostly False
April 21, 2011
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 10, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will  "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 13, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 6, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on February 22, 2011 a news release
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • March 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2011 a press conference
If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2011 the GOP response to the State of the Union
The health care law "is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy."
Mostly False
January 27, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on December 7, 2010 a radio interview
The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax."
Mostly False
December 13, 2010
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
stated on December 3, 2010 a news release
"I have always been focused on reining in the deficit."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 13, 2010
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 2, 2010 an election-night interview
"Discretionary spending went up 84 percent in the last two years"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 7, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on October 15, 2010 a campaign ad
"Fiorina's plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2010
Mark S. Zaccaria
Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on October 1, 2010 a news release
Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on October 7, 2010 a campaign commercial
Harry Reid "voted to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Viagra for convicted child molesters and sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2010 campaign literature mailed to state residents
Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 8, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 20, 2010 a campaign ad
Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., "voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2010
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