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Latest Fact-Checks On Kevin McCarthy

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Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 15, 2018 a speech:
Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 15, 2018 a speech:
"Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 24, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on July 23, 2018 a tweet:
"Trump tax cut benefits all congressional districts, up to $44,697 per family."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on June 3, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on July 11, 2017 an interview with Fox Business:
"More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)."
False
By Chris Nichols • July 21, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on July 12, 2017 a speech on the House floor:
"While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • July 18, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 4, 2017 CNN:
"Nobody on Medicaid" will have their benefits taken away.
False
By John Kruzel • May 9, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on February 25, 2013 an interview on Fox News:
Says the federal government is earning more tax revenue now "than any other time."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • February 28, 2013
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on January 2, 2011 a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian":
"The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2011
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