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Statements about Debt
The Campaign to Fix the Debt

The Campaign to Fix the Debt

False

Not even close

"If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Mostly True

Bush helped light the fuse

Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.  

Reid Ribble

Reid Ribble

False

Wrong on amount under Obama, overstates blame

Says President Barack Obama "built this $16 trillion debt."

Mark Neumann

Mark Neumann

False

Deficit reduction measures included tax hikes

Says he never voted for a "tax increase."

Eric Hovde

Eric Hovde

Half-True

Sure, but same bills sought major deficit reduction

As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."

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