Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Jennifer Shilling
stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release:

"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."

By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview:

Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."

By Manuela Tobias • August 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter:

Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly."

By John Kruzel • July 26, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on March 13, 2017 in a news release:

A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums."

By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 8, 2017 in a tweet:

"‘TrumpCare’ would allow insurance execs to personally make millions off your health care."

By Tom Kertscher • March 13, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech:

Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2017

Aaron DeGroot
stated on December 2, 2016 in a tweet :

Says Kate Cloonen "needs that extra $68,000" lawmaker salary on top of the "$8.5 million in state contracts for her construction company."

By Marc Filippino • January 6, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview:

Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."

By Tom Kertscher • December 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech:

America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world."

By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2016

Food & Water Watch
stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter:

Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."

By Linda Qiu • December 14, 2016

Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 in a TV ad:

"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."

By Will Doran • November 2, 2016

John Skvarla
stated on October 24, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte:

Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.

By Will Doran • October 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 in a rally in Delaware, Ohio:

"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech:

"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."

By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2016

Mark Warner
stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."

By Warren Fiske • July 6, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on June 3, 2016 in a speech:

Says Ron Johnson referred to "The Lego Movie" as an "insidious anti-business conspiracy."

By Eric Litke • June 24, 2016

Robin Wright
stated on May 25, 2016 in an event at the Rockefeller Center:

Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free."

By Linda Qiu • June 15, 2016

Steve Adler
stated on May 17, 2016 in a panel discussion in Austin:

"The first tweet was sent from Austin."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet:

"The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens."

By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate:

"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."

By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2016

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