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Lynn Jenkins
Lynn Jenkins
stated on July 29, 2014 a press conference
In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats.  
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2014
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
stated on July 30, 2014 a House floor speech
"We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 29, 2014 a fundraising letter
"The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2014
Concerned Veterans for America
Concerned Veterans for America
stated on July 25, 2014 a television ad
Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, "skipped an important VA reform hearing to attend three fundraisers."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 30, 2014
Concerned Veterans for America
Concerned Veterans for America
stated on July 25, 2014 a television ad
Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, missed "79 percent of veterans affairs committee hearings."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 30, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on July 8, 2014 radio and television ad
Says Congressman Jack Kingston voted to "raise his pay seven times."  
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • July 11, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 8, 2014 a television ad
Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2014
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 6, 2014 interview on ABC's "This Week"
Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 8, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 12, 2014 a Facebook post
"He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is."
Mostly False
July 2, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 19, 2014 a television ad
"Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2014
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on June 24, 2014 a "Roll Call" interview
The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 30, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 Senate floor speeches and during a news conference
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 a television ad
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2014
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on June 13, 2014 a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode
"There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 18, 2014
Put Alaska First PAC
Put Alaska First PAC
stated on June 2, 2014 a television ad
"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 28, 2014 a campaign mailer
Senate immigration legislation is the "Obama-Reid plan to give illegal immigrants amnesty."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 28, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on May 11, 2014 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • May 14, 2014
Ronan Farrow
Ronan Farrow
stated on May 5, 2014 a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily"
Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2014
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on May 6, 2014 a news conference
Congress used earmarks "for more than 200 years."
Mostly True
By Tim Ryan • May 13, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on May 8, 2014 an article published by Politico
Says Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans."
False
By Steve Contorno • May 13, 2014
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