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Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
stated on May 4, 2010 an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC
Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2010
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby
stated on March 25, 2010 a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
"The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit."
False
By Catharine Richert • April 16, 2010
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican retreat in Baltimore
"What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats."
False
January 30, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 her book, Going Rogue
Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes."
False
November 16, 2009
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on October 27, 2009 a speech on the House floor
Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2009
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on May 6, 2009 a press release
ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states."
False
May 21, 2009
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2009 a TV interview
"No Bridge to Nowhere could occur."
False
March 12, 2009
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag
stated on March 8, 2009 a TV interview.
"Look, the earmarks have come down significantly, 75 percent."
False
March 11, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
False
By Alexander Lane • March 3, 2009
Democratic congressional leadership
Democratic congressional leadership
stated on March 2, 2009 statements to reporters.
The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.
False
By Bill Adair • March 2, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."
False
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
"The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."
False
By Bill Adair • February 23, 2009
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 12, 2009 a statement on Fox News Channel.
The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 13, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 8, 2009 during a news conference
Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 16, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 Tampa, Fla.
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
False
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 7, 2008 a poll on McCain's Web site
Democrats' budget resolution would raise America's tax bill by "$500-billion."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • April 14, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 6, 2008 a debate in Manchester, N.H.
"I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state."
False
By John Frank • January 15, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on November 26, 2007 a Web site.
"Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion."
False
November 26, 2007
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 25, 2007 a speech in Nashua, N.H.
"We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
False
October 12, 2007
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