Fact Check Posts – Page 54

Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.:

"Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’"

By Shefali Luthra • December 5, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:

"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."

By Victoria Knight • November 26, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on November 19, 2019 in an interview:

Says a study projected that a pension buyout program he expanded would save "billions and billions, potentially $25 billion."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 24, 2019

Cal Cunningham
stated on July 31, 2019 in a tweet:

Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."

By Paul Specht • November 21, 2019

Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 20, 2019 in a debate:

"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off."

By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2019

Mark Meadows
stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet:

Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."

By Julianna Rennie • November 21, 2019

Kamala Harris
stated on November 13, 2019 in a Facebook ad:

"In America, there is a father who is holding down two jobs and paying more taxes than the richest 400 families in America."

By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2019

Todd Starnes
stated on October 29, 2019 in a blog post:

The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis."

By Madlin Mekelburg • November 19, 2019

Brian Treece
stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference:

Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole."

By Libby Stanford • November 16, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says House Democrats passed impeachment rules that "do not allow any witness to be called unless the witness is approved by Adam Schiff," "do not allow involvement of the President’s legal counsel" and "do not allow any witness to be questioned unless the question is approved by Adam Schiff."

By Daniel Funke • November 11, 2019

Cindi Castilla
stated on October 30, 2019 in a press conference:

Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions.

By Madlin Mekelburg • November 11, 2019

Joe Gruters
stated on November 6, 2019 in a Tampa Bay Times forum:

"All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals."

By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2019

Joe Manchin
stated on October 29, 2019 in a tweet:

Murray Energy is "the largest coal company in the United States."

By Broghan Swart • November 8, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2019 in a rally in Mississippi:

Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote."

By Amy Sherman • November 6, 2019

Bryan Steil
stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet:

The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."

By Eric Litke • November 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert:

Says under the Democratic impeachment inquiry, Republicans get "more rights than we ever received in any of the other impeachment proceedings."

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019

Tom Cole
stated on October 31, 2019 in a speech on the House floor:

The impeachment process against Donald Trump "provides fewer due process protections and fewer protections for minority rights than what we have seen in previous impeachment efforts."

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019

Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on October 9, 2019 in a radio interview:

"If folks are vaping a legal medical cannabis product that comes from any of the New York state operators, they will not have to worry about the negative impacts on their lungs."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post:

The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out."

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2019

Nikki Haley
stated on October 26, 2019 in an email:

Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!"

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2019

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