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Latest Fact-Checks On Ron Johnson

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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 8, 2015 an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'
"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 10, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 28, 2014 statement at a town hall meeting
"Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab.
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By Devon Waugh • August 13, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 26, 2013 a constituent email
A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030.
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 28, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 6, 2012 a radio interview
"Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees’ employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, it’s still 22 percent higher."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 2, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 10, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 19, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2010 campaign literature mailed to state residents
Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 8, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 15, 2010 campaign TV and radio ads
Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."
Mostly False
By Cary Spivak • September 23, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 14, 2010 a campaign commercial
Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2010
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