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Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on May 21, 2011 a speech at the state GOP convention
One of every two Wisconsin residents are "on some kind of government handout."
False
May 26, 2011
Amy Kremer
Amy Kremer
stated on May 17, 2011 an interview on "The Colbert Report"
"We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2011
David Stockman
David Stockman
stated on May 1, 2011 an interview on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour'
Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 4, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 27, 2011 a TV appearance.
"You’ve got each day 10,000 new seniors, baby boomers, becoming eligible for the entitlement programs."  
True
By Jacob Geiger • May 4, 2011
Campaign for America's Future
Campaign for America's Future
stated on April 8, 2011 a TV ad.
Says "Congressman Eric Cantor wants to eliminate Social Security."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 14, 2011
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on March 31, 2011 a news release.
Says Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for "abolishing Social Security and Medicare."
False
April 1, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 29, 2011 a radio interview
"A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 23, 2011 comments to employees at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Says Florida's pension plan faces the same long-term funding problems as Social Security.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 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
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 14, 2011 an interview on Fox Business News
The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2011
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release.
The United states is "borrowing more than 40 cents of every dollar we spend."
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 17, 2011
Kent Conrad
Kent Conrad
stated on January 23, 2011 "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"The American people say, don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense. That's 84 percent of the federal budget."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 27, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 4, 2010 an interview.
"In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded and there is no question about whether it’s going to be funded in" years to come.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 29, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 13, 2010 a television interview
"When Social Security was passed, there were all kinds of lawsuits," just as there have been in the legal battle over the new health care law.
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2010
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on December 1, 2010 a meeting of the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission
"One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 7, 2010 a press conference
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 8, 2010 an interview.
"Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 23, 2010 a campaign commerical
Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Charlie Crist "attacks me for positions he held, like, six months ago, (when) he was running in the Republican primary."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 24, 2010
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