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David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

90 percent was for two years in the 1980s

Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.

Will Weatherford

Will Weatherford

Half-True

A lot of dough, but doesn't drive deficit

"Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."

Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor

Half-True

Feds haven't yet tallied actual cuts

"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Mostly True

Not as clear-cut as described

A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit --  the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods.

Johnny Isakson

Johnny Isakson

Mostly True

Almost smooth sailing

"The port provides more than 297,000 jobs directly to the state of Georgia."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly True

Cincinnati tops the list ... at No. 30

Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25."

Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor

Mostly False

Then why did Congress intervene?

"Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending."

Randy Forbes

Randy Forbes

True

In 2025, unless funding improves

Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.

Tom Graves

Tom Graves

Half-True

No Hollywood ending for this claim

The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a "Star Trek" training video.

Frederica Wilson

Frederica Wilson

Mostly False

Facing lawsuits, the FAA made a nationwide decision

"Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower."

Paul Broun

Paul Broun

Half-True

So who's a bigger budget cutter?

"In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero."

Bobby Scott

Bobby Scott

Mostly True

Budget is based on Obamacare taxes coming in

Paul Ryan’s budget "keeps the Obamacare taxes and spending cuts that paid for Obamacare, but then cuts all of the benefits."

Jim Sensenbrenner

Jim Sensenbrenner

False

Some turbulence on this claim

"75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

Mostly False

Closer to 6 in 10

"Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients."

Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Half-True

Overstate’s tiny park’s economic impact

"Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy."

Steve LaTourette

Steve LaTourette

Mostly True

Budget woes have escalated under Bush and Obama

"Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."

Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy

Half-True

Mostly distortions

The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."    

Tweets

Tweets

Mostly True

It's science, people

While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises.

Bloggers

Bloggers

False

No tax money in play

The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.

Harry Reid

Harry Reid

False

Future cuts, and over 10 years, not two

"In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion."

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