Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 2, 2015 a speech
"We've cut the deficit by two-thirds."
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July 8, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 4, 2015 a statement
Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans."  
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By Lucas Daprile • June 29, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 5, 2015 a speech
Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
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June 19, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 a speech
Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
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June 9, 2015
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on April 15, 2015 a press release
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document.
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By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 9, 2015 a speech
"For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million."
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 26, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 5, 2015 a tweet
"There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break."
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By Sarah Hauer • May 20, 2015
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 21, 2015 a legislative floor debate
"There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."  
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April 27, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 9, 2015 a news conference
"When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote."
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 16, 2015
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on April 14, 2015 a news conference
In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."  
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April 15, 2015
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 12, 2015 an interview
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 25, 2015
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on March 12, 2015 a televised interview
"The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 23, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 10, 2015 an interview
Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."   
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March 16, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 26, 2015 an interview
More than any Republican governor in the 2014 elections, "I took a higher percentage of the Republican vote"and "yet I also carried independents by 12 points."  
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March 4, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
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February 27, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 3, 2015 his budget speech
Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my  predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 7, 2015 a tweet
Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."  
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January 14, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview
Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
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December 19, 2014
Mario Loyola
Mario Loyola
stated on November 5, 2014 an opinion piece
"Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2014
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 5, 2014 an interview
In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. 
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November 21, 2014
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