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Jim DeMint

Jim DeMint

Jim DeMint is a former U.S. Senator from South Carolina. He is now president of The Heritage Foundation .

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Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on March 7, 2014 an interview
"The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans.  
False
April 16, 2014
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on April 3, 2014 a broadcast of "Vocal Point"
"A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 15, 2014
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 15, 2012 a news release
Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2012
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on August 3, 2011 an interview with "The State" newspaper
The debt-ceiling bill "doesn’t cut the debt. It will add about $7 trillion in new debt over the next 10 years."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 27, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt."
False
By Mark Naymik • July 11, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley"
"We've got more revenue than we ever have."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 16, 2011 a blog post
"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
True
February 28, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on December 7, 2010 a radio interview
The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax."
Mostly False
December 13, 2010
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on May 26, 2010 YouTube video of a floor speech
"Ninety-four percent of the bills that pass the Senate have no debate, no vote, no amendments, no reading of the bill, no online disclosure."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2010
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on March 10, 2010 a message on Twitter
"House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks."
True
March 12, 2010
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 5, 2009 a speech on the Senate floor.
There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
False
February 13, 2009
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Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on March 9, 2009 a cable TV ad
Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans."
Mostly False
March 10, 2009
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