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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on ABC's This Week.
Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets."
False
By Linda Qiu • July 21, 2015
Robert McDonald
Robert McDonald
stated on February 15, 2015 an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"Nine hundred people have been fired since I became secretary (of Veterans Affairs). We’ve got 60 people that we fired who have manipulated wait times."
False
By Steve Contorno • February 20, 2015
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Rhue Reis
Rhue Reis
stated on September 7, 2014 a TV debate
"You have 200,000 to 400,000 military veterans on the street in this country on any given day."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 16, 2014
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
stated on June 5, 2014 a statement on his website
"Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 16, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 a news release
"Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."  
False
By James B. Nelson • June 16, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 a press release
"Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on May 18, 2014 a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2014
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on October 14, 2013 a robocall
Says U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted to cut off Florida’s veterans and their benefits."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 16, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 25, 2013 an MSNBC interview
"(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care."
False
By Julie Kliegman • October 2, 2013
Rob Zerban
Rob Zerban
stated on August 9, 2012 an interview
U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports "cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent."
False
September 23, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 28, 2012 a speech.
Virginia "is home to more veterans per capita than any state in America."
False
By Nancy Madsen • June 11, 2012
Shelley Adler
Shelley Adler
stated on May 4, 2012 an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”
Says Jon Runyan voted to "end programs to aid homeless veterans."
False
By Erin O'Neill • May 24, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 a campaign speech
"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 a town hall meeting in Denver
"I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations."
False
By Shawn Zeller • July 17, 2008
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