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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2009 a White House conference on health care.
"Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago."
True
By Alexander Lane • March 5, 2009
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on March 4, 2009 an interview on the Fox News Channel.
"Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 5, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
False
By Alexander Lane • March 3, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 25, 2009 a speech on the House floor.
"The president campaigned against this type of legislation."
True
By Alexander Lane • March 3, 2009
Democratic congressional leadership
Democratic congressional leadership
stated on March 2, 2009 statements to reporters.
The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.
False
By Bill Adair • March 2, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech on the Senate floor.
"The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops."
False
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on February 24, 2009 the Republican response to Obama's speech to Congress
The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 23, 2009 a White House forum on fiscal responsibility.
A new presidential helicopter "is now going to cost as much as Air Force One."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • February 27, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 17, 2009 a bill signing ceremony in Denver.
"We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
True
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."
False
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 25, 2009 an interview on CNN's American Morning.
The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
True
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2009
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on February 22, 2009 an interview on "Meet the Press."
Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 24, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
"The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."
False
By Bill Adair • February 23, 2009
Rosa DeLauro
Rosa DeLauro
stated on February 4, 2009 a news conference
"When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall."
True
By Alexander Lane • February 19, 2009
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on January 28, 2009 a Senate committee hearing
If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year."
True
By Alexander Lane • February 18, 2009
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 12, 2009 a statement on Fox News Channel.
The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 13, 2009
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 5, 2009 a speech on the Senate floor.
There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
False
By Robert Farley • February 13, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 30, 2009 in many blogs and an email sent to many people.
"The Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • February 11, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 12, 2009 Internet attack
"Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income."
Pants on Fire!
By Alexander Lane • February 11, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 9, 2009 a news conference
"Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented."
True
By Robert Farley • February 10, 2009
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