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Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on August 15, 2012 a news release
"For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on August 9, 2012 a campaign flier
"(Brendan) Doherty wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits for anyone born after 1960, with no regard for the challenges it would cause for people working in physically demanding occupations."
False
By Tom Mooney • August 15, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on July 30, 2012
Art Robinson says "Social Security should be ended through attrition."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • August 10, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2012 a radio interview
In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created."
True
By Tom Mooney • August 9, 2012
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on June 7, 2012 a rally outside the N.H. Statehouse.
Says Rep. Charles Bass "supports privatizing Social Security, risking trillions more on Wall Street."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 29, 2012
E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
stated on May 11, 2012 a debate.
"In Galveston, Texas, they have allowed people to privatize part of their Social Security. And people are building wealth."
True
By Nancy Madsen • June 8, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 12, 2012 a chain e-mail
Says President Barack Obama’s finance team is recommending a "1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • May 16, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on April 23, 2012 a speech
Each U.S. House member who voted to overhaul Social Security in 1983 was re-elected.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • May 8, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on February 17, 2012 a news release
"In 1950, the average American lived for 68 years and 16 workers supported one retiree. Today, the average life expectancy is 78 and three workers support one retiree."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 16, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio
"A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 22, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
"When I was born, less than 10 percent of the federal budget was entitlement spending. It's now 60 percent of the budget."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on February 15, 2012 a news release
Says Mitt Romney supports a plan "to slowly and gradually raise the retirement age of Social Security."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • February 22, 2012
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on February 2, 2012 congressional website
In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget.
True
By Charles Pope • February 3, 2012
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on January 10, 2012 a debate
Rob Cornilles has disputed for two years a news story that said he said he would cut Social Security and Medicare programs before trimming the U.S. defense budget.
Mostly False
By Harry Esteve • January 14, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 9, 2011 a telephone campaign
Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 1, 2011 a news conference
"The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.
In Chile "they have 72 percent of the GDP in savings."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Kathleen Connell
Kathleen Connell
stated on October 26, 2011 a hearing
"Sixty-percent of the state retirees...don’t get Social Security.’’
False
By Lynn Arditi • November 13, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011
"Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 14, 2011
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on October 1, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
"Today, the Social Security system is broke."
False
By Bill Wichert • October 9, 2011
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