Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on March 30, 2017 a campaign ad
In the federal government, "there’s $16 billion in duplicate programs" that can be cut.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 27, 2017 a speech at the March for Life
The Obama administration issued an "11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2017
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on November 30, 2016 a speech
"In the last five years only one out of 60 -- one out of 60 -- appropriations bills has been passed on time before the end of the fiscal year."
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By Ariella Phillips • December 21, 2016
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on November 18, 2016 a WNYC interview
On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand."  
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By Miriam Valverde • December 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
Says Donald Trump once suggested that he "would try to negotiate down the national debt."
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By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."
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By Taylor Leighton • August 8, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 4, 2016 a radio ad
Says Ron Johnson voted to turn Medicare "into a voucher program."
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June 10, 2016
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on April 20, 2016 a Fox Business interview
"Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt."
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By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2016
Marcus Low
Marcus Low
stated on March 19, 2016 an interview with a South African journalist
"Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health."  
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By Jon Greenberg • April 5, 2016
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on February 5, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 a debate
"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
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February 11, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the Union address
"We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate
Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."  
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November 12, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 21, 2015 a post on his website
"The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land."
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By Joshua Gillin • October 27, 2015
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 18, 2015 a speech
"Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."  
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October 8, 2015
Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
stated on August 12, 2015 a post on Twitter
Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities."
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By Arthur Cook • September 24, 2015
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on September 3, 2015 remarks in San Antonio
As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2015
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos
Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2015
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on June 22, 2015 a press release
The National Technical Information Service spends millions of taxpayer dollars to print and sell government documents that are available free in online searches.
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By April Hunt • July 28, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 5, 2015 a speech
Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
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June 19, 2015
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