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Latest Fact-Checks On Ron Johnson

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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Half-True
July 22, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 the GOP convention in Cleveland
" ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?"
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • July 20, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview
"Assault rifles already are banned."
Mostly False
June 20, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 29, 2016
Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns.  
Half-True
May 4, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 5, 2016 a public forum
Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country."
Half-True
March 11, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 17, 2015 a television interview
"I’ll be running against a career politician."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • February 4, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 22, 2016 a campaign email
Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism."
Half-True
January 29, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 5, 2015 a radio interview
"Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare.
True
By Sarah Hauer • December 2, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2015 an interview
Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
Mostly True
October 23, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 20, 2015 On support for the Export-Import Bank
On support for the Export-Import Bank
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • October 20, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 19, 2015 an interview
Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare."
Mostly False
May 27, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 8, 2015 an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'
"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 10, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview
Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
Mostly True
December 19, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 28, 2014 statement at a town hall meeting
"Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab.
Mostly False
By Devon Waugh • August 13, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 6, 2014 an opinion article
Before the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, "the State Department not only failed to honor repeated requests for additional security, but instead actually reduced security in Libya."  
True
May 19, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 18, 2014 a public meeting
Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country.
Half-True
March 2, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 10, 2014 a speech
"The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent."  
Pants on Fire!
January 20, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 an interview
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Half-True
December 15, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2013 the weekly Republican address
"Republicans have proposed dozens of (health care) solutions designed to help control costs and improve quality."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • November 26, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview
On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."  
Mostly True
August 11, 2013
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