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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 in an appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
The health care bill "cuts the deficit by over $1 trillion dollars."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Robert Farley • October 28, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 28, 2010
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on October 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
In the past two years, Democrats have "spent more money than this country has spent in the last 200 years combined."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Rick Perry is "taking money away from hurricane victims" and diverting it to "remodel the Governor's Mansion."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 27, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:
"Middle-class families throughout America (would) have to pay $6,000 per year" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 24, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Fiorina's plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2010
Dino Rossi
Dino Rossi
stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The Seattle Times called Patty Murray "a 'prolific sponsor of earmarks.' Patty even defended the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' "
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 20, 2010
Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall
stated on October 1, 2010 in campaign video:
Said he "opposed every budget Republican and Democrat."
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • October 11, 2010
Mark S. Zaccaria
Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release:
Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on October 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Harry Reid "voted to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Viagra for convicted child molesters and sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2010 in campaign literature mailed to state residents:
Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 8, 2010
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee:
"It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 7, 2010
Chuck Donovan
Chuck Donovan
stated on September 17, 2010 in a blog on his campaign website:
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson "has never proposed, nor voted in favor of, a substantial cut in federal spending" and has voted for "many substantial increases in federal spending."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 1, 2010
Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 2, 2010 in a press release:
"Twice as much (federal) money is going back to Hawaii, Virginia and Alaska than is coming home to Oregon."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • September 30, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., "voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 26, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour:
The GOP's "Pledge to America" includes "a 20 percent cut ... for education. ... Eight million kids would have their college aid slashed under this budget."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2010
Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on September 17, 2010 in a statement on his website:
"The size of our federal government has more than doubled since the year 2000."
Mostly False
By Charles Pope • September 27, 2010
Citizens for the Republic
Citizens for the Republic
stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Children born today will carry a $30,000 share of the national debt.
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2010
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 19, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We paid down the debt for four years -- paid down $600 billion on the national debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2010
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