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Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 22, 2012 in an online blog:
Says only seven percent of 2009’s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bill’s total jobs.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 23, 2012
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on February 13, 2012 in a TV interview:
Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"
Mostly False
March 8, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 16, 2012 in a written statement.:
President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation":
"(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • February 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 4, 2012 in a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012:
"Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2012
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on supporting "the president's Recovery Act."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on November 10, 2011 in a TV ad:
Stimulus money went to "office upgrades for politicians."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • November 19, 2011
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on November 2, 2011 in a TV ad:
"(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy."
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By Becky Bowers • November 15, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release:
"Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 13, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release:
Says U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown "promised that the first stimulus bill would fund the Brent Spence Bridge."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 30, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post":
"Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 in a column:
Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 16, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview with CNN.:
Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 1, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 in a press release.:
The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 28, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union:
"The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
January 26, 2011
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview with the BBC NewsHour:
About 1 in 10 public school teachers in Wisconsin would have been laid off without federal stimulus funds.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 8, 2010
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 2, 2010 in an election-night interview :
"Discretionary spending went up 84 percent in the last two years"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Michael Bennet cast the deciding vote" for the stimulus and the health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on October 16, 2010 in campaign debates:
"In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program
Mostly False
By John Hill • October 23, 2010
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