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Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on April 1, 2013 in a press conference:
Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."  
Mostly True
By Janie Har • April 6, 2013
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on February 27, 2013 in a speech:
"Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy."
Half-True
By John Hill • March 27, 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
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on February 12, 2013 in a media availability with reporters:
"The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on February 14, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says of a failed cloture vote on nominating Chuck Hagel for defense secretary: "This is not a filibuster."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 18, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 in a news article.:
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on February 7, 2013 in a press call :
Says, "Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent."
True
By Charles Pope • February 11, 2013
Rob Woodall
Rob Woodall
stated on January 25, 2013 in a meeting:
"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 4, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 1, 2013 in a news release:
Says the New Year’s Day "fiscal cliff" deal "reduces the deficit."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • January 31, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message:
Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • January 16, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message:
Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • January 11, 2013
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on November 11, 2012:
Says she is "entering in the most diverse class ever," of U.S. Representatives
True
By Jake Berry, Maryalice Gill • November 21, 2012
People's Majority
People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 in a TV commercial:
"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 2, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Sherrod Brown "voted six times to raise his own pay."
False
By Tom Feran • October 29, 2012
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
stated on September 14, 2012 in an interview on MyCentralJersey.com:
"There’s 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They don’t have to wait until they’re 65."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 25, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 8, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin supports a "tax increase that President Obama says" would cost middle-class families $3,000 per year.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 11, 2012 in a TV attack ad:
Says Connie Mack "is protecting Chevron oil from a multi-billion dollar lawsuit over pollution of rivers and rainforests."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 18, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 16, 2012 in a TV debate:
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown shows someone can be bipartisan in Congress because he "votes about 66 percent with his own party."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2012
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on September 19, 2012 in a press release Sept. 19, 2012:
Says Rep. Charlie Bass, R-NH voted to "raise his own pay" eight times
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 28, 2012
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on September 22, 2012 in 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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