Charles Pope

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Charles Pope is the Washington reporter for the Oregonian.

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Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet:

Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"

Mostly False

By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013

Jeff Merkley
stated on February 7, 2013 in a press call :

Says, "Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent."

True

By Charles Pope • February 11, 2013

Earl Blumenauer
stated on December 21, 2012 in in a news release:

Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit."

True

By Charles Pope • February 1, 2013

Kurt Schrader
stated on September 13, 2012 in a newsletter.:

Says "tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II."

Half-True

By Charles Pope • October 5, 2012

Ron Wyden
stated on June 20, 2012 in 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

Suzanne Bonamici
stated on May 16, 2012 in a House floor debate:

Says "one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime."

True

By Charles Pope • May 25, 2012

Peter DeFazio
stated on April 13, 2012 in his congressional website:

Says the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit. In fact, the Pentagon is exempt from a federal law that requires all federal agencies to complete annual audits.

True

By Charles Pope • April 13, 2012

Ron Wyden
stated on February 9, 2012 in a news release:

"Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent."

True

By Charles Pope • March 7, 2012

Kurt Schrader
stated on February 2, 2012 in congressional website :

In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget.

True

By Charles Pope • February 3, 2012

Greg Walden
stated on November 30, 2011 in his website:

Says the federal stimulus program was ineffective because "the number of jobs has actually decreased by 18,300 through July 2011."

Half-True

By Charles Pope • November 30, 2011

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