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Statements about Stimulus
Greg Walden

Greg Walden

Half-True

The numbers are hard but the connection and conclusion that Walden offers is less than solid.

Says the federal stimulus program was ineffective because "the number of jobs has actually decreased by 18,300 through July 2011."

Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

Mostly False

Romney supported the concept of stimulus, not specific Obama plan

Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on supporting "the president's Recovery Act."

Crossroads GPS

Crossroads GPS

True

Specifically, it's the Big-Headed Ant

"(Stimulus money) went to critically important projects like studying ants in Africa."

Crossroads GPS

Crossroads GPS

Mostly False

Number's wrong and plan's misrepresented

Stimulus money went to "office upgrades for politicians."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half-True

'Robots' were glorified forklifts with melody alarms

Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding."

Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity

Mostly False

Overheated claim about solar company

"(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy."

Jeb Hensarling

Jeb Hensarling

False

UPDATED: Now we have the data he used. It still rates False.

The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.

National Republican Senatorial Committee

National Republican Senatorial Committee

Pants on Fire!

Zero credibility in worn-out claim

The stimulus created "zero jobs."

John Boehner

John Boehner

Mostly False

Oft repeated, but the Truth-O-Meter isn't budging

"Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "

Josh Mandel

Josh Mandel

Mostly False

Discussing the project isn't promising it'll get done

Says U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown "promised that the first stimulus bill would fund the Brent Spence Bridge."

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

Pants on Fire!

A ridiculous claim no matter who says it

"The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs."

National Republican Congressional Committee

National Republican Congressional Committee

False

Stimulus bought more than jobs

Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job."

Ocean State Policy Research Institute

Ocean State Policy Research Institute

Pants on Fire!

Pig roast goes up in flames

"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.

David Dewhurst

David Dewhurst

False

Someone else's bad math

Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "

National Republican Congressional Committee

National Republican Congressional Committee

False

A popular talking point doesn't add up

Says a new report proves the stimulus supported by N.J. Democrats cost $278,000 per job.

John Boehner

John Boehner

False

False in 140 characters or less

"POTUS’ economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per job."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly True

Broadly speaking, yes

"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."

Ocean State Policy Research Institute

Ocean State Policy Research Institute

False

Funding source wrong. Cost wrong.

"Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus projects in Rhode Island include … $250,000 to provide digital television to the state’s inmate population."

Richard Swett

Richard Swett

Half-True

Not much of a change in position

Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it."

Harry Reid

Harry Reid

Mostly False

It has zig-zagged lower, but not from all-time high

"Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."

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