Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 16, 2018 a campaign ad

Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’"

By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2018

Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 a Q&A at Truman State University

"I voted to defund sanctuary cities."

By Titus Wu • October 6, 2018

Ann Wagner
stated on August 27, 2018 a tweet

"Since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Walmart 'increased their starting wage to $11/hr & has given about $400 million in bonuses.'"

By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall • October 5, 2018

Renee Hoagenson
stated on August 28, 2018 a tweet

"Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country."

By Theo DeRosa, Tom Warhover • October 5, 2018

Steve West
stated on September 27, 2018 a page on his campaign website

"PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!"

By Andrew Withers, Dylan Sherman • September 27, 2018

Cort VanOstran
stated on August 21, 2018 a press release

Says "Rep. Ann Wagner, a three-term incumbent, has never held a town hall in the Second District."

By Titus Wu, Sten Spinella • September 22, 2018

Josh Hawley
stated on September 19, 2018 a video

Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2018

Josh Hawley
stated on August 20, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader

Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."

By Morgan Keith, Ryan Hanrahan • September 20, 2018

Claire McCaskill
stated on August 23, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader

Says a Josh Hawley lawsuit "would take away important prescription drug coverage for seniors through Medicare and end all of the consumer protections under the ACA."

By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall, Theo DeRosa • September 13, 2018

Vicky Hartzler
stated on August 14, 2018 a tweet

Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!"

By Tom Warhover • September 9, 2018

Saundra McDowell
stated on August 20, 2018 remarks on "The Weekend Report"

If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch."

By Titus Wu, Sten Spinella • September 5, 2018

Josh Hawley
stated on August 7, 2018 a speech

"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."

By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2018

Parker Briden
stated on November 13, 2017 a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article

"We've seen funding increases for schools. We haven't seen a corresponding performance increase."

By Katelyn Brown • December 26, 2017

Cora Faith Walker
stated on November 9, 2017 a guest commentary in the St. Louis American

"The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty."

By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • December 25, 2017

Jason Smith
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet

"Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."

By Emma Diltz • December 24, 2017

Claire McCaskill
stated on November 22, 2017 a press release

"Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid."

By Tateanna McCaskill • December 22, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 29, 2017 a speech in St. Charles, Mo.

Missouri is one of "13 states this year have seen unemployment drop to the lowest levels in the history of their state."

By Lucille Sherman • December 15, 2017

Patrick McKenna
stated on October 19, 2017 a Kansas City Business Journal article

"Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen."

By Patrick Mueller • December 15, 2017

Roy Blunt
stated on October 13, 2017 a speech

Missouri "is leading the country when it comes to improving services for mental and behavioral health. Innovation is happening right here."

By Carolina Vargas • December 15, 2017

Vicky Hartzler
stated on October 30, 2017 a news release

"In Missouri, there are still (FEMA) cases pending from floods that occurred in 2013."

By Riley Newton, Tateanna McCaskill • December 14, 2017

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