Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Democrats say Florida stripped insurance commissioner of power to set health plan rates

By Becky Bowers

August 8, 2013

Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare.

Rep. Tom Cole says his NSA vote backed by entire Intelligence Committee

By Becky Bowers

August 2, 2013

Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this."

Sen. Marco Rubio says 75% of small businesses say they’ll fire workers or cut hours under Obamacare

By Becky Bowers

July 29, 2013

Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours."

Rep. Tom Cole says food stamp spending doubled under Bush, doubled again under Obama

By Becky Bowers

July 19, 2013

Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."

House Speaker John Boehner says rushed farm bill was nearly the same as old one

By Becky Bowers

July 17, 2013

"This is the same (farm) bill we voted on a few weeks ago, with the exception of one or two sentences."

Sen. Robert Menendez says Obamacare’s employer mandate affects 1% of U.S. workforce

By Becky Bowers

July 12, 2013

Says Obama administration delay of health care law's employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce.

Gabrielle Giffords says N.H. Republicans, gun owners support background checks

By Becky Bowers

July 8, 2013

"In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks."

Sen. Joe Manchin says 1999’s NRA supported expanded background checks

By Becky Bowers

July 1, 2013

"In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)"

Sen. Jeff Sessions says immigration bill has provision that lets Janet Napolitano skip fence

By Becky Bowers

June 27, 2013

The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to."

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher says Sen. Marco Rubio’s claims differ in Spanish

By Becky Bowers

June 20, 2013

On immigration reform, Marco Rubio "all along has been saying, 'We have to have border security first' " and then "he gets on Spanish TV,…

Rep. Mike Rogers says ‘it’s expressly prohibited by law’ for the government to read domestic email traffic

By Becky Bowers

June 13, 2013

"It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States."

Democrats say Republicans ‘doctored emails’ about Benghazi, ‘trying to pass them off as real’

By Becky Bowers

June 4, 2013

"Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real."

Latest Fact Checks By Becky Bowers

Democrats say Florida stripped insurance commissioner of power to set health plan rates

Rep. Tom Cole says his NSA vote backed by entire Intelligence Committee

Sen. Marco Rubio says 75% of small businesses say they’ll fire workers or cut hours under Obamacare

Rep. Tom Cole says food stamp spending doubled under Bush, doubled again under Obama

House Speaker John Boehner says rushed farm bill was nearly the same as old one

Sen. Robert Menendez says Obamacare’s employer mandate affects 1% of U.S. workforce

Gabrielle Giffords says N.H. Republicans, gun owners support background checks

Sen. Joe Manchin says 1999’s NRA supported expanded background checks

Sen. Jeff Sessions says immigration bill has provision that lets Janet Napolitano skip fence

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher says Sen. Marco Rubio’s claims differ in Spanish

Rep. Mike Rogers says ‘it’s expressly prohibited by law’ for the government to read domestic email traffic

Democrats say Republicans ‘doctored emails’ about Benghazi, ‘trying to pass them off as real’