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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
John Faso
John Faso
stated on July 15, 2017 an article in the Times Herald-Record
"We now have about one-third of New York’s population on Medicaid."
True
By Dan Clark • July 21, 2017
George Will
George Will
stated on July 12, 2017 a column
"America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters."
False
By Manuela Tobias • July 18, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 17, 2017 a radio interview
Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done."  
True
By Alan Hovorka • July 12, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video
California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 11, 2017
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on June 26, 2017 a video
Says because of Donald Trump, "the IRS decided to stop enforcing the individual mandate that was the underpinning of the ACA. That has resulted in insurance companies all across the country jacking their rates up, explicitly because they don't believe that healthy people will buy insurance."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • July 10, 2017
Raymond Walter
Raymond Walter
stated on June 23, 2017 a press release
"Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • July 7, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 5, 2017 an interview
When he was Milwaukee County executive, "eight years in a row we pushed through budgets that did not increase the tax levy from the previous year."  
Mostly False
June 30, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 22, 2017 a Facebook post
The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • June 26, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 18, 2017 a radio interview
"Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin.  
Mostly True
June 7, 2017
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on May 21, 2017 an interview
"When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."
Mostly True
June 2, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 25, 2017 a tweet
Says President Donald "Trump’s budget gives a $100 billion tax break to three of the wealthiest families."
Mostly False
By Smitha Rajan • May 31, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing
In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."    
False
May 31, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 17, 2017 remarks to reporters
Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2017
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter
"Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • May 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 11, 2017 an interview with 'The Economist'
The federal tax code includes "deductions for birds flying across America."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview
The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.  
False
May 12, 2017
Don Huffines
Don Huffines
stated on February 27, 2017 responding to a question about private school vouchers
"Sixty-two percent of all (Texas) property taxes are paid by businesses."    
Half-True
May 5, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet
"The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2017
Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar
stated on April 26, 2017 a CNN interview
"There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue.
True
By John Kruzel • April 28, 2017
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