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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release:
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
False
By Robert Farley • August 10, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 2, 2010 in a campaign video:
"If we ban the practice of earmarks, we could save the American taxpayer anywhere between $15 (billion) to $20 billion dollars a year in pork-barrel spending."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate:
"Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors."
True
By Stephen Koff • August 10, 2010
Bill O'Neill
Bill O'Neill
stated on July 30, 2010 in in a letter:
"In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • August 5, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com:
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
Randy Neugebauer
Randy Neugebauer
stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post:
"Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan."
Pants on Fire!
By Lukas Pleva • August 4, 2010
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech:
"Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 30, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing:
The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.:
Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • July 23, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad:
As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • July 16, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 28, 2010 in a Fox News interview:
"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 16, 2010
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview:
"We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."
True
By Lukas Pleva • July 15, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters:
"Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting:
The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting:
"We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann':
"Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Bill Clegg
Bill Clegg
stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page:
The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 2, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.:
On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • July 1, 2010
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