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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on July 15, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"Social Security didn’t cause the debt crisis. Social Security had nothing to do with the debt crisis."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • August 2, 2011
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
stated on July 24, 2011 a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Most countries have no debt ceiling."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 21, 2011 an interview on NPR
Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 22, 2011
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on July 13, 2011 an interview on Hannity on Fox News
"Every president has raised the debt ceiling."  
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By Bill Wichert • July 21, 2011
Josh Treviño
Josh Treviño
stated on July 13, 2011 a TV appearance.
Says recent polls show Americans agree with Republicans that the federal debt ceiling should not be raised and the debt and deficit should be dealt with mostly by cutting spending.
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 16, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on March 29, 2011 a video posted to YouTube
The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath."
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By Sabrina Eaton • May 5, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on April 28, 2011 an automated political phone call
"The federal government borrows $4 billion every day."
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By Richard Salit • May 4, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2011 remarks at a campaign fundraiser
Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal'
To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."
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By Laura Figueroa • April 15, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on January 11, 2011 his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
"Every child born today inherits a $30,000 share in a national debt that stands at more than $13 trillion."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2011
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on February 24, 2011 a column in the Washington Post
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on December 16, 2010 a news release.
The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform.
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By Wes Hester • December 27, 2010
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on November 16, 2010
Republicans "created a trillion dollar prescription drug entitlement program without paying for it." 
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By Wes Hester • December 7, 2010
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on November 30, 2010 an MSNBC interview
"Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • December 7, 2010
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
stated on November 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's "Today Show"
"My debt to GDP was the lowest or one of the lowest of modern presidents. My taxes to GDP was the lowest and my spending to GDP" was too.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 19, 2010 a TV interview.
Republican plan to extend Bush tax cuts "would double deficit projections going forward for the next couple of decades."
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By Warren Fiske • November 11, 2010
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