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Oregon Center for Public Policy
Oregon Center for Public Policy
stated on August 7, 2013 website materials
"7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works."
Mostly True
By Yuxing Zheng • September 11, 2013
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on July 16, 2013 an MSNBC interview
Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."  
True
By Becky Bowers • July 19, 2013
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on June 29, 2013 an interview with CNN
Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 8, 2013
E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
stated on June 19, 2013 a speech.
"In 1960, most black children were raised in two-parent, monogamous families." Today "we have only 20 percent of black children being raised in two-parent, monogamous families..."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 25, 2013 a blog post on Breitbart
The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 26, 2013
Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
stated on June 17, 2013 an interview with MSNBC
Proposed cuts in the House farm bill mean "2 million less people on food stamps, 210,000 children will not receive school lunches or breakfasts."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on June 12, 2013 a conference call with reporters
"Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
True
By Stephen Koff • June 18, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on May 14, 2013 a radio interview
"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option"
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2013
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
stated on May 7, 2013 a legislative meeting
A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit --  the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods.
Mostly True
May 10, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 17, 2013 blog posts on the Internet
Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 19, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 28, 2013 an email
College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 1, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech
Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks "are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions."
Mostly True
March 4, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 22, 2013 interviews
On his definition of "takers" and "makers"
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • February 13, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on December 21, 2012 an email sent to PolitiFact Texas
Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • January 11, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 24, 2012 a Huffington Post column
Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 6, 2012
Patricia Morgan
Patricia Morgan
stated on November 6, 2012 a campaign flier
"Our welfare system now consumes 42 percent of our budget."
Half-True
By John Hill • November 25, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 a convention speech
The Obama administration is allowing state waivers from welfare work requirements "only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent."
True
By Molly Moorhead • September 10, 2012
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on September 2, 2012 an appearance on Meet the Press
Says Mitt Romney asked for a waiver from federal welfare rules.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 6, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
When his grandfather arrived in the United States, "there were no government benefits for immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a convention speech
Says President Obama has waived "the work requirement for welfare."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • August 29, 2012
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