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All Mostly False statements involving Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

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Outlier of a study on a long-dead bill

A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030.

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

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Picture a lot more cloudy than presented

"Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees’ employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, it’s still 22 percent higher."

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

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Claim centers on a critical news release that actually prompted changes to the project in question

Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China.

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

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Growth in the program may slow, but it's still increasing

Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

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A superficial similarity, but comparison misses the mark

Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

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Johnson writes New York out of the Great Lakes

Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."

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