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Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on August 23, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Merrimack, N.H.:
"Under President Bush in eight years, we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama, we've added $5.3 trillion to the debt in the 3.5 years he's been in office."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • September 5, 2012
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 21, 2012 in a Facebook post.:
Says that when Democrats controlled Congress and the White House, federal spending as a share of the Gross Domestic Product leapt from 18.2 percent in 2001 to 25.2 percent in 2009 -- the largest such increase in any eight-year period since World War II. 
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 31, 2012
Clackamas County Commission
Clackamas County Commission
stated on August 23, 2012 in a press release:
Clackamas County Commissioners "approved a re-negotiated agreement to lower the county’s contribution to TriMet’s Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project to $19.9 million from $25 million."
False
By Janie Har • August 30, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2012 in his speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.:
Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on August 8, 2012 in an online ad:
Says Josh Mandel bet against Ohio families
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • August 14, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on August 8, 2012 in campaign website statements:
Says he never voted for a "tax increase."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad:
As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2012
Sandy Adams
Sandy Adams
stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
John Mica "voted to borrow $10 trillion."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 2, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad:
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 10, 2012 in a chain e-mail:
Says President Barack Obama "doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert • July 25, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on June 26, 2012 in a debate of Democratic primary runoff candidates for U.S. Senate in Dallas:
Says federal debt "doubled during the Bush administration."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • July 19, 2012
Charles Bass
Charles Bass
stated on June 8, 2012 in an email to the press on June 8, 2012:
Says Ann Kuster said the debate over America’s debt limit is not an important issue of the day.
False
By Maryalice Gill • June 29, 2012
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