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Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 16, 2018 a Medium post
The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2018
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 16, 2018 a Medium post
"In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2018
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on December 15, 2017 Buffalo
"The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 22, 2017
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on December 1, 2017 a tweet
"Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts.  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • December 13, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 20, 2017 an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group
Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 27, 2017
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 remarks at a House hearing
"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"
False
By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on October 6, 2017 a statement
"Women in our state will continue to have cost-free access to reproductive health care"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • October 21, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation
Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."
False
By Dan Clark • October 9, 2017
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on September 5, 2017 a tweet
Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."
True
By PolitiFact Staff • September 10, 2017
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
stated on July 17, 2017 a speech at Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
"We have been able to cut New York’s uninsured rate in half since 2013 from 10 percent to 5 percent of our population."
True
By Dan Clark • July 24, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 2, 2017 a speech
Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 28, 2017
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on June 8, 2017 in a tweet
The Trump administration has granted amnesty to "nearly 100,000 'Dreamers' "
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • June 21, 2017
Karl Racine
Karl Racine
stated on June 12, 2017 a press conference
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel."
Mostly True
By Smitha Rajan • June 19, 2017
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter
"Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • May 16, 2017
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on April 27, 2017 a press release
Donald Trump’s "golf course on the island defaulted, like so many of his other failed business schemes. The failure left Puerto Rican taxpayers with a nearly $33 million bill."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2017
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on April 28, 2017 a radio interview
"President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 1, 2017
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on April 24, 2017 a news article
The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
True
By Chris Nichols • April 28, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet
"The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2017
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on April 13, 2017 an interview
Says President Donald Trump as a candidate mentioned WikiLeaks "over 160 times in speeches" in the last month of the campaign.
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Healy • April 21, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 an interview explaining his bill
Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
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