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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on March 6, 2019 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Tax revenue went up, actually, $14 billion last year after the tax cut actually occurred. We had greater revenue."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2019
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on December 23, 2018 a tweet
"The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2019
Kevin Cramer
Kevin Cramer
stated on July 31, 2018 a radio interview
"I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 6, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 25, 2018 a blog post
"SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • August 1, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate
"President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 25, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 23, 2018 a CNN town hall
A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2018 a tweet
Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • April 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 12, 2018 a tweet
In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2018
Democrats Rising
Democrats Rising
stated on November 26, 2017 a headline
"Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 a news conference
In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."  
Mostly False
January 3, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 25, 2017 an interview
"California, New York and Massachusetts, they represent about 20 percent of the population, they get close to 36 percent of Obamacare funding. It's just simply inequitable."  
Mostly False
September 29, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2017 an MSNBC interview
"Two-thirds of the (Hurricane Sandy relief) bill had nothing to do with Sandy."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2017
David Frum
David Frum
stated on August 21, 2017 a tweet
"No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 23, 2017
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on July 14, 2017 a TV interview
Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state."
Mostly False
By Devi Shastri • August 10, 2017
Restoration PAC
Restoration PAC
stated on March 21, 2017 a video
Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops."  
Mostly False
April 5, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 4, 2017 a CEO town hall
"There was a very large infrastructure bill that was approved during the Obama administration, a trillion dollars. Nobody ever saw anything being built."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2017
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
stated on March 28, 2017 a House committee hearing
"There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 31, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference
"There's no demonstrable evidence they (after-school programs that feed kids) are helping kids do better at school."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech to Congress
Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 1, 2017 tweets
Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • February 8, 2017
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