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Statements about Federal Budget
Josh Treviño

Josh Treviño

Mostly True

About 40 percent might back higher taxes

Says recent polls show Americans agree with Republicans that the federal debt ceiling should not be raised and the debt and deficit should be dealt with mostly by cutting spending.

Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow

Mostly True

In recent years

Says Texas routinely gets "a lot more federal spending" than it pays in taxes.

Michael McCaul

Michael McCaul

True

Earmark-less

"I stopped requesting earmarks in 2008."

John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Half-True

Snappy statement that's not so simple

"All but one of the 50 states already have some form of a balanced budget amendment in their state constitutions."

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

True

A lasting surge

Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS.

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Full Flop

Bye bye bacon

On an earmark moratorium.

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

True

Slightly less now

"The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day."

Lloyd Doggett

Lloyd Doggett

Mostly True

She said she would vote to end federal education funding

"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"

Back to Basics

Back to Basics

False

Aid rendered can't be spent twice

Rick Perry is "taking money away from hurricane victims" and diverting it to "remodel the Governor's Mansion."

Jeb Hensarling

Jeb Hensarling

True

It was much less before the '70s

"Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners."

John Cornyn

John Cornyn

True

Using stimulus money

"Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."

Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

Mostly False

Debatable considering billions spent in past

"The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is the largest-ever investment in higher education."

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

True

No one's hiding these numbers

"Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that they’re going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years."

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Half-True

Perry said giddyup, then whoa!

Says Gov. Rick Perry was for Wall Street bailout before he was against it.

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