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Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on August 13, 2018 a campaign endorsement event:
Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on June 11, 2018 campaign website:
Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2018
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on July 17, 2018 a TV ad:
"Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 30, 2018 a video:
Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2018
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 8, 2018 campaign ad:
Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • June 19, 2018
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 5, 2018 a news release:
California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 8, 2018
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 4, 2017 a Senate floor speech:
"The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2017 an interview:
"Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular program that works well for our seniors, is 2 percent. We can save approximately $500 billion a year just in administration costs."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • September 20, 2017
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 14, 2016 in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate:
Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • October 20, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 14, 2016 a TV ad:
Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2016
End Citizens United
End Citizens United
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad:
Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2016
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:
"$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 9, 2014 a YouTube video:
Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2014
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 3, 2014 an interview:
"Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 11, 2014
stated on February 23, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad:
Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 25, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly "lobbied on a plan" by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 6, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on November 13, 2013 a campaign ad:
Says Mark Pryor "cut Medicare to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • November 19, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union speech:
"Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 14, 2013
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