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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad:
"When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech:
Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 1, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement:
Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."   
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate:
"$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters:
"It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2015
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.:
The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 15, 2015
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:
The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
Half-True
By April Hunt • May 4, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post:
"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 23, 2015
Kirsten Powers
Kirsten Powers
stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday":
Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 14, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet:
"From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 27, 2015
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview:
"We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 3, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 14, 2014 in a television ad:
Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.
Half-True
By April Hunt • October 22, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University:
"When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2014
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 5, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2014
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on May 17, 2014 in television ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston voted for the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • July 14, 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
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