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Statements about Disability
Stephen Lisauskas

Stephen Lisauskas

False

Cites national average that isn't

Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.

Tom Coburn

Tom Coburn

Mostly True

Coburn's number is very close

"One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

False

A grain of truth in the big picture, far off on the details

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program."

Florida Democratic Party

Florida Democratic Party

True

McCollum sided with business on disabilities debate

"(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."

Margaret Gomez

Margaret Gomez

Mostly True

She voted for raising fares a couple times, too

Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."

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