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Charles Pope

Charles Pope

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Charles Pope is the Washington reporter for the Oregonian.

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Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 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
Jeff Merkley
stated on February 7, 2013 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
Earl Blumenauer
stated on December 21, 2012 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
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 13, 2012 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
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
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on May 16, 2012 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
Peter DeFazio
stated on April 13, 2012 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
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
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on February 2, 2012 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
Greg Walden
stated on November 30, 2011 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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