Latest Fact-Checks By Charles Pope

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Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama:
Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • March 12, 2011
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release:
Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance.
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • February 12, 2011
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement:
Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually.
True
By Charles Pope • February 5, 2011
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio address:
"The incoming Republican freshman class – well, it’s no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before."
Mostly False
By Charles Pope • January 17, 2011
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on November 21, 2010 in a website posting:
Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving.
False
By Charles Pope • December 18, 2010
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 11, 2010 in a debate at the Salem City Club:
Says Scott Bruun "still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize Social Security."
Half-True
By Charles Pope • October 2, 2010
Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on September 17, 2010 in a statement on his website:
"The size of our federal government has more than doubled since the year 2000."
Mostly False
By Charles Pope • September 27, 2010
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