Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 31, 2014 an interview with CNN
"What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."
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By Steve Contorno • February 4, 2014
Ian Prior
Ian Prior
stated on January 14, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
"Of the 20 bills [Rep. David] Cicilline has sponsored in his three years in office, not a single one has advanced past the embryonic committee stage."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 21, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says David Jolly’s former firm lobbied "for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says the number of Democrats who voted for the GOP measure allowing health plan renewals is close to the number who voted on GOP bills to delay mandates on employers and individuals.
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By Katie Sanders • November 17, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on October 8, 2013 an interview
All members of Congress are required to be in Obamacare, but Obama and members of his administration "have their own gold-plated health care plans that they're in."  
Half-True
October 21, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 20, 2013 an email
Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."  
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By Eric Stirgus • September 3, 2013
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on February 27, 2013 a speech
"Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy."
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By John Hill • March 27, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
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By Becky Bowers • February 22, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 1, 2013 a news release
Says the New Year’s Day "fiscal cliff" deal "reduces the deficit."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • January 31, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 11, 2012 a TV attack ad
Says Connie Mack "is protecting Chevron oil from a multi-billion dollar lawsuit over pollution of rivers and rainforests."
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By Katie Sanders • October 18, 2012
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on September 19, 2012 a press release Sept. 19, 2012
Says Rep. Charlie Bass, R-NH voted to "raise his own pay" eight times
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 28, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on August 11, 2012 a news release
"Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasich’s Budget Committee."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • August 17, 2012
Beth Harwell
Beth Harwell
stated on May 7, 2012 an interview about WTVF-TV’s “ghost voting” story.
Says in U.S. Congress, members "don’t even have to be on the floor for debates or votes."
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By Michael Collins, Tom Humphrey • May 18, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 23, 2012 a message via the Internet
"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on February 22, 2012 a press release.
Says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as "graybeards" and "spineless jellyfish."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 2012
Karen Harrington
Karen Harrington
stated on January 9, 2012 a website
"In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." 
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By Amy Sherman • January 17, 2012
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