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Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 a debate
Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 24, 2012 a television ad
Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
False
By Tom Feran • October 24, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 16, 2012 a debate
"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 22, 2012
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on October 11, 2012 a debate
Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."
True
By Bill Wichert • October 21, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 16, 2012 a TV ad
Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 21, 2012
Rob Zerban
Rob Zerban
stated on October 4, 2012 a TV ad
Says Paul Ryan’s budget plan "ends Medicare."
Pants on Fire!
October 17, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 10, 2012 a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM
Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act."
False
By Bill Wichert • October 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 a debate
Says his deficit plan "made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and we're putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 8, 2012 a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH
Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird.
Pants on Fire!
By Maryalice Gill • October 9, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 a campaign commercial
President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on October 1, 2012 a debate.
On sequestration
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • October 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver
Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 27, 2012 an interview
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget."
False
October 5, 2012
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell
stated on October 1, 2012 a debate.
Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid.
Pants on Fire!
By Nancy Madsen • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver
"We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 22, 2012 a campaign email
Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."
False
September 30, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 11, 2012 a campaign speech
Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 28, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview
Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2012
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on September 22, 2012 in a press release.
"We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."
True
By Michael Collins • September 28, 2012
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