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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on April 25, 2011 an interview with ABC news
President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2011 remarks at a campaign fundraiser
Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 14, 2011 a press release.
"Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt."
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 26, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on April 16, 2011 a speech in Iowa
China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt.
False
April 22, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on April 17, 2011 a TV appearance.
"Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP]."
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 22, 2011
Jean Schmidt
Jean Schmidt
stated on April 14, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"For every 33 pregnant women that walk into a Planned Parenthood clinic, 32 receive an abortion."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • April 21, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 6, 2011 a radio interview
General Electric "hasn't really created any jobs in this country, doesn't  pay any taxes, and they're making historic profits."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • April 20, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 12, 2011 a blog post.
George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 15, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal'
To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • April 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 13, 2011 a speech
"By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 14, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on April 1, 2011 a speech before Congress
Says the federal government borrows "almost $60 billion per week."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • April 13, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on April 11, 2011 a meeting with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board
"There used to be 16 workers for every one person on Social Security. ... Now it’s three."
True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • April 12, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on January 11, 2011 his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
"Every child born today inherits a $30,000 share in a national debt that stands at more than $13 trillion."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on February 17, 2011 a House committee hearing
Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse."
True
By Tom Feran • March 28, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 25, 2011 his radio program
Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.
Pants on Fire!
March 4, 2011
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on February 24, 2011 a column in the Washington Post
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 4, 2011 a radio interview
Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars.
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 28, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on February 18, 2011 an e-mail blast
"If you printed a $1 bill for the entirety of the $14.1 trillion national debt, the resulting pile of money would weigh more than 136 aircraft carriers."
True
February 25, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 22, 2011 a speech in Cleveland, Ohio
The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on January 24, 2011
"One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending."
True
By Tom Feran • February 18, 2011
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