Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post
"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."
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By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 a TV interview
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
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By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 12, 2020 a tweet
“Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
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By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • April 29, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”
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February 17, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on December 10, 2019 a tweet
“Over the past two years, climate and weather disaster damage has cost the U.S. over $400 billion.”
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By Nusaiba Mizan • February 5, 2020
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 29, 2019 a tweet
Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina."
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By Julianna Rennie • November 6, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on May 28, 2019 a press release
"It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions."
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By Amy Sherman • June 13, 2019
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 11, 2019 a town hall
"There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program."  
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April 19, 2019
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet
Federal workers "are paid well above the HOUSEHOLD income in southern Missouri."
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By Olivia Garrett • February 21, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet
The partial government shutdown in early 2019 affected "18,000 federal employees in West Virginia."
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By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • February 20, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 1, 2018 a tweet
"Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million."
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By Patrick Orsagos • August 23, 2018
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview
Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
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June 15, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on May 4, 2018 an interview
"Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."  
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May 9, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 19, 2018 a speech at Duke University
"We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."
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By Paul Specht • April 24, 2018
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 8, 2018 a Senate floor speech
"George W. Bush doubled the debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. President Obama doubled the debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion. Now we're on course to exceed $30 trillion in the next seven years or so."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2017 a tweet
The NFL is "getting massive tax breaks."
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By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on September 13, 2017 a tweet
Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon."
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September 18, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 26, 2017 an op-ed in the New York Times
"We are $20 trillion in debt. The Congressional Budget Office projects an additional $129 trillion of accumulated deficits over the next 30 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 30, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
stated on May 1, 2017 a monologue on his show
"President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2017
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