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Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden is the Democratic U.S. Senator from Oregon.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Ron Wyden

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Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on March 29, 2018 a tweet:
"Republicans in Congress are plotting to take away Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2018
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on April 1, 2013 a press conference:
Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."  
Mostly True
By Janie Har • April 6, 2013
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on June 20, 2012 in a news release :
"Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon."
True
By Charles Pope • June 29, 2012
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on February 9, 2012 a news release:
"Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent."
True
By Charles Pope • March 7, 2012
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on December 12, 2011 a speech:
Says Oregon canned blueberries will be cheaper in South Korea thanks to a trade agreement.
Mostly True
By Janie Har • December 20, 2011
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on February 24, 2011 a prepared statement:
Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually.
True
By Charles Pope • February 5, 2011
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on November 17, 2009 MSNBC's 'Morning Meeting With Dylan Ratigan':
In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2009
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on March 17, 2009 an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show:
"We had bipartisan legislation that got through the Senate" that would have prevented bonuses like AIG's "and then somehow mysteriously disappeared."
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • March 18, 2009
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Latest Fact-Checks About Ron Wyden

Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 2, 2010 a press release:
"Twice as much (federal) money is going back to Hawaii, Virginia and Alaska than is coming home to Oregon."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • September 30, 2010
Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 17, 2010 a television/web ad:
Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
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