Statements we say are Mostly True
The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing."
Obama came into office "with a $1.3 trillion deficit before I had passed any law. ... We came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade."
"I have had the challenge during this administration to suspend no less than 37 public officials in about 36 months."
"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."
"At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."
"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display."
"The Washington Times ... pointed out that we had succeeded where previous administrations had failed" on spending cuts.
"Close to half of the folks in this country illegally entered legally (but) overstayed (their ) visas."
When President Bush took office in 2001, he inherited a $236 billion budget surplus, with a projected 10-year surplus of $5.6 trillion. When he ended his term, he left a $1.3 trillion deficit and a projected 10-year shortfall of $8 trillion.
"Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt."
President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year."
The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim."
"In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror."
"If you want to talk firsts for Bush, this was the first time in American history that a president took us into a war and cut taxes."
Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist."
If you look at last year's presidential campaign, "you can't find a mention of public option."
The GOP health care plan "would allow health insurance companies to continue engaging in unfair and discriminatory practices like denying coverage to people because of a pre-existing medical condition."
Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor."
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