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Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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George Holding
George Holding
stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL:
Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 23, 2016
Roy Zimmerman
Roy Zimmerman
stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video:
"Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint:
Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 7, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.:
Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
Half-True
By Clay Wirestone • February 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall:
When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 1, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • May 17, 2015
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 9, 2015 in a statement released to the media:
"The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2015
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on January 6, 2015 in an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office :
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
Half-True
By Nick Reid • February 26, 2015
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme:
Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • September 22, 2014
Maria Cardona
Maria Cardona
stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history."  
Half-True
By Derek Tsang • September 12, 2014
Lynn Jenkins
Lynn Jenkins
stated on July 29, 2014 in a press conference:
In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats.  
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 8, 2014 in a television ad:
Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad:
"Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2014
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview:
The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 30, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad:
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2014
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on June 13, 2014 in a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode:
"There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 18, 2014
Put Alaska First PAC
Put Alaska First PAC
stated on June 2, 2014 in a television ad:
"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on May 11, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • May 14, 2014
Mark Udall
Mark Udall
stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • April 25, 2014
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