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Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on March 2, 2015 a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group
"More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2015
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on March 17, 2015 a written statement.
Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."
False
By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 7, 2015 a speech announcing his presidential campaign
"Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 9, 2015
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 a speech in Concord, N.H.
"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
Mostly False
By Clay Wirestone • March 27, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 3, 2015 his budget speech
Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my  predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview
Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
Mostly True
December 19, 2014
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on December 2, 2014 a speech
Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on October 27, 2014 a TV ad
"Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans." 
False
October 29, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial
Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record"
"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV commercial
"As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on September 29, 2014 a TV commercial
In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 12, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI debate
"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 a debate
"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on August 6, 2014 a television ad
Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
False
By Dana Tims • August 15, 2014
Cormick Lynch
Cormick Lynch
stated on August 3, 2014 a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers
The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 10, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 Senate floor speeches and during a news conference
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on May 29, 2014 a speech.
"Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. That’s more than credit card debt."
True
By Nancy Madsen • June 10, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 an interview
"This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt."
Half-True
By Devon Waugh • June 4, 2014
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