Fact Check Posts – Page 38

Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."

By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017

Dianne Feinstein
stated on November 6, 2017 in a tweet:

"Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017

Markwayne Mullin
stated on November 3, 2017 in a post on a congressional office website:

"Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average American family of four will receive a $1,182 tax cut."

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017

Drew Ferguson
stated on November 5, 2017 in an email to a constituent:

Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year."

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on November 3, 2017 in a speech:

"With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."

By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet:

Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet:

Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 12, 2017 in a tweet:

The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017

John Kelly
stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing:

At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt."

By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2017

Charles Schumer
stated on October 4, 2017 in a Senate floor speech:

"The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."

By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2017

Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 1, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.

By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2017 in a tweet:

In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2017

Lamar Smith
stated on September 18, 2017 in a letter to a constituent :

"The average tax bill for Americans in 2016 was a 41 percent increase from 2013."

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview with reporters:

Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal.

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 in a speech in Indianapolis:

Ending the estate tax would "protect millions of small businesses and the American farmer."

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017

Luther Strange
stated on September 21, 2017 in a debate:

Alabama is "the most generous state in the union in terms of what we give to charities."

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2017

Bill Cassidy
stated on September 20, 2017 in an interview on CNN:

Under the Graham-Cassidy health insurance bill, in "states like Maine, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, there will be billions more dollars to provide health insurance coverage for those in those states who have been passed by by Obamacare."

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 19, 2017 in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly:

"Companies are moving back, creating job growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time."

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2017 in a tweet:

"Long gas lines forming in North Korea."

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2017

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