Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Jon Keyser
stated on February 11, 2016 a candidate forum

Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado."

By Alan Gathright • March 8, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on February 23, 2016 an interview

"There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election."

March 4, 2016

Cory Gardner
stated on February 24, 2016 a talk show

"It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee."

By Alan Gathright • February 26, 2016

Dave Brat
stated on October 11, 2015 comments on "Meet the Press"

Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."

By Linda Qiu • October 11, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 30, 2015 a campaign Tweet

The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."

By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on August 10, 2015 a speech.

"I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."

By Warren Fiske • August 31, 2015

Alan Grayson
stated on August 12, 2015 a press release

Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."

By Joshua Gillin • August 18, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on July 17, 2015 a meme on Facebook

"House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 28, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on April 18, 2015 remarks in New Hampshire

"About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 10, 2015 a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show"

Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact."

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2015

Adam Kinzinger
stated on February 15, 2015 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'

The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."

By Steve Contorno • February 19, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on October 19, 2014 an interview on CNN

"Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)."

By Lauren Carroll • October 23, 2014

Laura Ingraham
stated on September 28, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"

This Congress "adjourned earliest of any time in congressional history before an election."

By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2014

Freedom Partners
stated on August 6, 2014 a television ad

Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."

By Dana Tims • August 15, 2014

Newt Gingrich
stated on July 6, 2014 interview on ABC's "This Week"

Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.

By Lauren Carroll • July 8, 2014

Mike Rogers
stated on May 8, 2014 an article published by Politico

Says Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans."

By Steve Contorno • May 13, 2014

Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 13, 2014 a campaign ad

Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."

By Steve Contorno • April 11, 2014

Ron Paul
stated on January 14, 2014 an email blast

For "the past year, I was censored" and muzzled.

By W. Gardner Selby • January 24, 2014

Carla Axtman
stated on November 22, 2013 an online article.

Says in the last five years "Senate Republicans have placed a filibuster on every piece of legislation and every nominee."

By Ian K. Kullgren • December 3, 2013

Bob McDonnell
stated on October 2, 2013 a TV interview.

"It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget."

By Nancy Madsen • October 14, 2013

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