Fact-checking claims in the 1st Congressional District
By Janie Har
Published on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 3:13 p.m.
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Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tuesday, January 10th, 2012.
Ruling: Mostly False | Details
Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.
Rob Cornilles, Tuesday, January 17th, 2012.
Ruling: Half-True | Details
"I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature."
Suzanne Bonamici, Tuesday, January 10th, 2012.
Ruling: False | Details
"She’s voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses."
Rob Cornilles, Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.
Ruling: Pants on Fire! | Details
Says Suzanne Bonamici "supports the $500 billion cut to Medicare passed last year."
Rob Cornilles, Wednesday, November 9th, 2011.
Ruling: False | Details
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Rob Cornilles and Suzanne Bonamici at a debate this month sponsored by KGW and The Oregonian.
Ballots are due Jan. 31 in the special 1st Congressional District election to replace the seat held by former Rep. David Wu, D-Ore, who resigned in August. The big-name candidates are Republican Rob Cornilles and Democrat Suzanne Bonamici.
Since they won special primary elections Nov. 8, PolitiFact Oregon has checked 16 statements made by Bonamici, Cornilles and their proxies.
A lot of the back and forth had to do with voting records, tax increases, bipartisanship credentials, job creation and Medicare and Social Security. Not every statement was fact-checked. Instead, we tried for a mix of simple and complicated, picking from debates as well as campaign material.
As you can see, the final tally is eight statements by Cornilles and five by Bonamici. Throw in the Democratic Party of Oregon, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Oregon Republican Party and we have 16 in all.
We want to hear your suggestions and comments. Email the Oregon Truth-O-Meter with feedback and with claims you'd like to see checked. If you send us a comment, we'll assume you don't mind us publishing it unless you tell us otherwise.
