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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 8, 2009 during a news conference:
Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 16, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 4, 2009 in a news interview:
If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 5, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 29, 2008:
"For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • October 30, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."
Half-True
By David DeCamp • October 10, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Shawn Zeller • October 7, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 30, 2008 a TV ad:
"Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.:
Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in debate in Oxford, Miss.:
"He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in debate in Oxford, Miss.:
"You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 15, 2008 a news release.:
"Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' "
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • September 23, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 a speech in Tampa:
"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 Tampa, Fla.:
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
False
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 3, 2008 a speech at the Republican Nationention in St. Paul, Minn.:
"I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • September 3, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 30, 2008:
On support for the Bridge to Nowhere.
Full Flop
By Robert Farley • September 1, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:
McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.
True
By Richard Rubin • August 28, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 16, 2008 Orange County, Calif.:
"We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears."
Mostly True
By Kathryn A. Wolfe • August 25, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 20, 2008 a radio ad called "Millions":
Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Rubin • August 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 12, 2008 a radio ad:
"McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles. And he said all buy-American provisions were quote 'disgraceful.' "
True
By Bart Jansen • August 12, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 28, 2008 an interview on CNN's Larry King Live :
Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit.
Mostly True
By Richard Rubin • August 6, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 16, 2008 Flint, Mich.:
"These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for."
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • June 25, 2008
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