Latest Fact-Checks By Sabrina Eaton

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Rep. Jim Jordan compares U.S. debt to troubled European nations

February 16, 2011

"Our debt to GDP ratios, our deficit to GDP ratios are quickly approaching the countries we have been reading about for the last year and…

Rep. Jim Renacci characterizes Medicare savings in health reform law as cuts

February 2, 2011

Says there are "a half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare that are going to go in place" as a result of health care…

Rep. Marcy Kaptur critical of power in hands of a few banks

January 28, 2011

"Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital."

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says shrink-wrapped cash sent to Iraq illustrates government misspending

January 24, 2011

Says the Defense Department shrink-wrapped $10.8 billion in American money, loaded it on 175 pallets and put it on a transport plane to Iraq where…

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee labels Rep.-elect Jim Renacci a hypocrite over PAC contributions

December 13, 2010

Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."

Rep. John Boehner says federal workers make twice as much as their private sector counterparts

November 18, 2010

"It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker."

Rep. Marcy Kaptur chides FirstEnergy rate plan, noting annual revenues top many nations’ GDP

November 10, 2010

Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."

John Boehner on point in describing new regulations in consumer protection law

November 9, 2010

Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings.  

NRCC ad bills Rep. John Boccieri’s voting record as proof he’s Nancy Pelosi’s puppet

October 8, 2010

Says that "93 percent of the time John Boccieri voted with Nancy Pelosi."

Bob Gibbs’ Social Security position somersaults from website to public statements to campaign lines

October 4, 2010

On protecting Social Security benefits and changing the retirement age.

Tom Ganley touts role in FBI investigation

September 28, 2010

Says he took down the mob in Northeast Ohio

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