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Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 a debate
"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on December 29, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
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By Katie Sanders • January 2, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 12, 2013 a book
"The national debt is on track to double during Obama’s presidency."  
Mostly True
November 13, 2013
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on September 20, 2013 a press release
"According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit."
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By Jim Haddadin • September 25, 2013
Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
stated on March 17, 2013 an interview on “Fox News Sunday”
"Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."
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By Sabrina Eaton • March 26, 2013
Jon Bramnick
Jon Bramnick
stated on February 8, 2013 a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron"
Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar  - I call it mismanagement – deficit."
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By Caryn Shinske • February 21, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 13, 2013 a radio interview
"Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 20, 2013
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on October 26, 2012 an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record"
"Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 15, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 11, 2012 a campaign speech
Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 28, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 2, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 8, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 5, 2012 a statement
If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, "we could balance the budget in five years."
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By Nancy Madsen • May 10, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on April 11, 2012 a campaign event.
The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year."
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By Alex Kuffner • April 15, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 17, 2011 a news release
Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years.
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By Tom Feran • January 9, 2012
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 12, 2011 an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’
Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.
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By Sue Owen • January 6, 2012
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on November 13, 2011 a newspaper column
"President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • December 1, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on November 11, 2011 a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing
"We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners."
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By Peter Krouse • November 28, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on October 12, 2011 a web ad.
"1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts)."
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By Sean Gorman • October 29, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 10, 2011 a news release
U.S. debt is "now equal to 100 percent of the GDP."
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By Stephen Koff • August 18, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on July 25, 2011 an opinion column.
"As a percentage of our gross domestic product, the defense budget remains just 3.6 percent. This figure is low by all historical standards."
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By Sean Gorman • August 5, 2011
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on July 31, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
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