Latest Fact-Checks In Stimulus

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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
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on June 15, 2011 in a press release:
Says Rick Perry of Texas was "the governor who relied most on stimulus funds to close his state’s budget deficit in 2010."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 25, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 3, 2011 in a press release.:
"President Obama and liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine’s $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs."
False
By Jacob Geiger • June 20, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times.
Mostly True
June 13, 2011
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on June 3, 2011 in an e-mail newsletter.:
Non-defense discretionary spending has increased "by over 80 percent in the last two years."
False
By Jacob Geiger • June 10, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 26, 2011 in a news conference.:
The 2009 stimulus bill "failed to get people back to work."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview:
"Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 24, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 29, 2011 in an announcement of an application for federal stimulus money for rail:
On federal stimulus money for expanding rail service.
No Flip
By James B. Nelson • April 13, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 17, 2011 in a TV interview.:
Discretionary spending has "increased over 20-some percent in two years if you don’t include the stimulus. If you put in the stimulus, it’s over 80 percent."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • April 1, 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
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 4, 2011 in a press release.:
"Put simply, less government spending equals more private sector jobs."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • March 16, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 1, 2011 in a news release:
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill 'didn't do enough' to lower taxes."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • March 9, 2011
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.:
"Thirty-five states have accepted high-speed intercity rail money."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 4, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.:
Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2011
Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown
stated on February 17, 2011 in an interview with WESH-TV:
The high-speed rail project would create "60,000-plus jobs for Floridians."
False
March 2, 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
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 4, 2011 in a radio interview :
Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars.
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 28, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 17, 2011 in a news release:
Since Sherrod Brown and the Democrats "rammed" the economic stimulus bill through, "Ohio's unemployment rate has risen to 9.6 percent, above the national average."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • February 22, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on February 18, 2011 in a press statement.:
On high-speed rail.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • February 18, 2011
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