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Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from January 3,1995 to January 3, 2013. He served as the Republican party whip from 2007 to 2013. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Kyl to succeed Sen. John McCain, who died while in office Aug. 25, 2018.

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Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on April 8, 2011 a Senate floor speech:
Abortion services are "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2011
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on November 28, 2010 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • November 30, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on November 28, 2010 an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press":
Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on June 28, 2010 a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan:
"The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on April 11, 2010 an interview on "This Week.":
Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 12, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week":
"President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 11, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on February 20, 2010 an interview on Fox News:
"One of the most recent polls said 75 percent of the American people have said either don't do anything or start over (on health care reform)."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 23, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on July 12, 2009 an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.:
"Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2009
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on July 12, 2009 a television interview:
A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 13, 2009
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on February 1, 2009 in a Fox News interview.:
The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 3, 2009
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