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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 28, 2011 an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2011
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 26, 2011 a hearing of the congressional "Supercommittee"
The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2011
Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta
stated on October 23, 2011 congressional testimony
"After every major conflict ... what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep, across-the-board cuts."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 9, 2011 a television interview
Even a 100 percent tax on millionaires would only fund four months of government operations, failing to seriously address budget deficits and debt.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 20, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 Republican presidential primary debate
"Our government right now. . . (is) spending 40 percent more than what we take in."
True
By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
In the early 1960s, all levels of government were "consuming about 27 percent of the U.S. economy," a number that has risen to 37 percent today. With that trendline, "we cease at some point to be a free economy."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on September 28, 2011 an interview on "The Daily Show"
Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 4, 2011
Save America's Postal Service
Save America's Postal Service
stated on September 29, 2011 a television ad
The Postal Service’s financial losses result from "a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue, while the Postal Service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Says President Barack Obama failed "to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • September 29, 2011
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on September 16, 2011 a television interview
The federal government is spending $46,000 a year per family (or group of four) and could balance its budget by dropping that to $30,000.
True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 28, 2011
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on September 16, 2011 an opinion article
Says "as a share of the US economy, the government’s support for research and development (R&D) has fallen by nearly two-thirds since the 1960s."
True
By Erin O'Neill • September 26, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 19, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is backing President Barack Obama’s plan to pass a $1.5 trillion tax increase.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 23, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.
"We're bankrupt."
False
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 16, 2011 answer to questions.
Says he did not support the October 2008 legislation to rescue Wall Street firms.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 21, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 12, 2011 the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa
"We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on September 3, 2011 a speech.
Thomas Jefferson expressed "strong support" for a balanced budget amendment in 1798.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 9, 2011
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 1, 2011 an article
"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2011
Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan
stated on September 3, 2011 a mailer posted on bluejersey.com
The deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will "directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever."
False
By Bill Wichert • September 9, 2011
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