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Small businesspeople, millionaires not the same

John Boehner

"Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople."

— National

Exaggerating role of the board

Michele Bachmann

"These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans."

— National

From 2005 to 2009

Donna Brazile

"Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared."

— National

Different polls reach different conclusions

Paul Krugman

"The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal."

— National

Few countries limit borrowing precisely as the U.S. does

Arianna Huffington

"Most countries have no debt ceiling."

— National

In April, Clyburn and his caucus voted to end Bush tax cuts for the rich

James Clyburn

"We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table."

— National

Better than Bush recovery, but middling overall

Austan Goolsbee

"Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession."

— National

Manufacturing jobs have gone up, after a long, steep slide

Austan Goolsbee

"Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years."

— National

Not necessarily deficit spending

Tim Pawlenty

Medicare "only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending."

— National

Ryan's proposals kick in later

David Stockman

Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt."

— National

She overlooks actual job creation, but her point about labor force shrinkage is important

Arianna Huffington

Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."

— National

Not every time

Joe Walsh

"Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown."

— National

The GOP would cut lots of other things, but those programs are on the list

Chris Van Hollen

"The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases."

— National

It's different in several ways

Mike Pence

A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."

— National

A "great recession" that earned its nickname

George Will

"We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined."

— National

For now, anyway

Robin Wright

The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.

— National

Laws that set mandatory spending can be changed

George Will

Federal spending is "all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid."

— National

Designed in U.S., made in China

John McCain

Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America."

— National

The feds kicked in money, though.

Deval Patrick

The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."

— National

"Giveaways"? Tax breaks, yes.

Donna Brazile

"The (Wisconsin) governor has proposed tax giveaways to corporations."

— National

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