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League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
stated on April 28, 2013 in a voters guide.:
Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 22, 2013 in a statement on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program:
"If anyone should know irresponsible it should be Senator Buono. She’s the one, her budget left us with a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 10 that I had to fix. Her mistakes. And for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit. Her mistakes, along with her partner Jon Corzine."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • April 28, 2013
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13:
"Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • April 17, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on February 21, 2013 in 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 in 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
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on January 7, 2013 in a Facebook post.:
"The last time Republicans held hostage a resolution to ensure that our country’s bills were paid cost us more than $1 billion in added interest and slowed the economic recovery."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 14, 2012 in a TV interview:
"In the four years before I became governor, we increased state debt $5.2 billion. We've paid it down $2 billion."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • January 10, 2013
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad:
"We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 30, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 in a debate on NJTV:
Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 7, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 19, 2012 in an election flier :
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 20, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2012 in his speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.:
Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad:
As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2012
Sandy Adams
Sandy Adams
stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
John Mica "voted to borrow $10 trillion."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 2, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad:
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
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