Latest Fact Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Hovde says Neumann voted four times to increase U.S. debt

August 5, 2012
As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."
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Club for Growth says Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes’

August 1, 2012
Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’  
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Tommy Thompson says he created enough smallpox vaccine for “every man woman and child” in America

July 30, 2012
"Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in…
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Scott Walker says a study shows the federal health care law will “devastate” Wisconsin

July 29, 2012
A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making…
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Roys says Pocan voted with Walker in favor of tax cuts for wealthy corporations

July 13, 2012
Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
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Eric Hovde says U.S. has “six times more” oil than Saudi Arabia

July 12, 2012
The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
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Tommy Thompson says he “fired” Kathleen Falk by eliminating the state public intervenor’s office

July 5, 2012
By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."
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Labor leader Marty Beil says state pension plan is “self funded”

July 4, 2012
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
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Baldwin says Thompson said he wants to ‘do away with Medicare’

June 28, 2012
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare."
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Romney says median income has dropped 10 percent in last four years

June 27, 2012
"The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
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Barca says voters aren’t fully behind Walker — 70 percent were just uncomfortable with a recall

June 22, 2012
"70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that…
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Gov. Scott Walker says he got “overwhelming” bipartisan support on jobs bills in 2011

June 13, 2012
"Overwhelming Democrat and Republican votes" in 2011 for legislation in two special sessions on jobs demonstrated the bipartisan nature of the Wisconsin Legislature.
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