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Latest Fact-Checks In Bipartisanship

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Mark Begich
Mark Begich
stated on July 14, 2014 a radio ad
Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich "vote as much as 80 percent of the time together."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 17, 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
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on June 17, 2014 a debate
Republican candidate for governor Allan Fung "donated to Democrats like Congressman David Cicilline, disgraced (House) speaker Gordon Fox and even Mr. Obamacare, Harry Reid."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 29, 2014
Jim Rubens
Jim Rubens
stated on June 20, 2014 a television forum
Says Scott Brown voted with President Barack Obama 70 percent of the time in 2011.
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • June 25, 2014
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 24, 2014 an interview with the McAllen Monitor
With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2014
New Hampshire Republican Party
New Hampshire Republican Party
stated on March 24, 2014 a web video
"Shaheen votes with Obama 99 percent of the time."
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • April 14, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 27, 2014 an interview
David Alameel "is giving thousands of dollars to support the Republican Party candidates" including John Cornyn and Greg Abbott.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 a radio commentary
Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."
False
April 2, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on March 18, 2014 a meeting with Republicans in Portsmouth, N.H.
"I was the most bipartisan senator in the United States Senate."
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • March 27, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on February 20, 2014 a campaign email blast
Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich supported President Barack Obama’s economic policies "97 percent of the time."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • February 21, 2014
Ian Prior
Ian Prior
stated on January 14, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
"Of the 20 bills [Rep. David] Cicilline has sponsored in his three years in office, not a single one has advanced past the embryonic committee stage."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2014
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 22, 2013 a video
Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 21, 2014
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 17, 2013 a speech on the Senate floor
"61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 28, 2013
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 4, 2013 a guest lecture
"During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 26, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on November 13, 2013 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'"
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 25, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on October 2, 2013 radio ad.
Terry McAuliffe has "threatened to shut down Virginia’s government if his budget plan isn’t supported."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 11, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 25, 2013 a debate.
Ken Cuccinelli "tried to shut down" state government.
Pants on Fire!
By Nancy Madsen • October 2, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on September 16, 2013 a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum
"I’ve been reducing the number of Democratic" Texas Senate committee "chairs since I came in" as lieutenant governor.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2013
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
stated on August 27, 2013 a speech at the National Press Club
The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 28, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on July 11, 2013 a news conference call
"I was filibustered."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • July 29, 2013
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