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Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan is a representative of Ohio’s 13th Congressional District. Ryan served the state’s 17th Congressional District from 2003 until 2013, when he assumed office to represent the 13th District. In 2019, he ran for the Democratic nomination for president. In 2022, he is running for an Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

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Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on November 1, 2022 a town hall event
“J.D. Vance said nothing about” the attack on Paul Pelosi.
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 3, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on August 24, 2022 statements to the media
On supporting student debt relief.
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 27, 2022 a campaign ad
“I voted with Trump on trade.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on July 19, 2022 an ad
Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.”
Mostly True
July 27, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on June 15, 2022 an ad
J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."
Half-True
June 30, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on May 10, 2022 an attack ad
“J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 11, 2019 a town hall in New Hampshire
"Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • April 29, 2019
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 11, 2019 a town hall
"There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program."  
Mostly True
April 19, 2019
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on February 20, 2018 an interview on CNN
"Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 27, 2018
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on June 11, 2013 a House of Representatives floor speech
"If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • June 26, 2013
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release
Attacks on Planned Parenthood "come at a time when the poverty rate among women is the highest in nearly two decades and 1 in 5 women under 65 don’t have access to health care."
Mostly True
By Peter Krouse • November 2, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 15, 2011 a television interview
"We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. We’ve got work that needs to get done. We’ve got people that want to go to work."
Mostly True
By Henry J. Gomez • October 6, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on July 14, 2011 a House of Representatives floor speech
"We’re only spending 2 percent of our GDP on our infrastructure, while China and India are spending 10 percent of their GDP reinvesting back into their country."  
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • August 10, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 14, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy."
Mostly True
By James Ewinger • June 29, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on May 24, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
The average person "will pay $6,000 more a year" under Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal.
True
By Sabrina Eaton • June 13, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on March 16, 2011 a House committee hearing
"A report in Navy Times said that 7.3 percent of Army, Navy and Marines have thought about attempting suicide."
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • April 8, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on March 16, 2011 a House committee hearing
"From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • April 8, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on November 17, 2010 a website posting
"Congressman Ryan has secured a grand total of $116,838,763 to date (for the Mahoning Valley) and has an additional $27,095,000 pending in FY2010 spending bills."
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By Tom Feran • November 17, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Tim Ryan

Marisha Agana
Marisha Agana
stated on October 30, 2011 a news release announcing her candidacy
"The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt."
Mostly False
By Henry J. Gomez • December 15, 2011
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