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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 14, 2013 a speech at the CPAC conference
Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2013
Steve Stockman
Steve Stockman
stated on February 22, 2013 a tweet
Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2013 an interview
The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."  
False
March 15, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on March 4, 2013 an online ad
Says "Kurt Schrader supports Obama’s sequester … but won’t cut $1.6 million to fund new video games."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • March 10, 2013
Al Cardenas
Al Cardenas
stated on March 1, 2013 an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."
False
By Becky Bowers • March 6, 2013
Council for the National Interest
Council for the National Interest
stated on February 12, 2013 a billboard
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 6, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 3, 2013 an interview on "Meet the Press."
"There's no plan from Senate Democrats or the White House to replace the sequester."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • March 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 1, 2013 a press briefing at the White House
Says a majority of Americans -- and Republicans -- support his approach for deficit reduction.
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • March 1, 2013
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on February 26, 2013 a House floor speech
Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2013
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on February 24, 2013 an appearance on "Face the Nation."
"There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips" because of sequestration.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • March 1, 2013
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
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on February 25, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"There's going to be a slowdown and delays in flights" as a result of the sequester.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • February 27, 2013
Mallard Fillmore
Mallard Fillmore
stated on February 9, 2013 a syndicated cartoon
Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 26, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on February 21, 2013 an interview on Central Florida News 13
In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • February 25, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • February 22, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on February 19, 2013 a news release.
"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2013
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on February 11, 2013 a letter to Ohio lawmakers
Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • February 21, 2013
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