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Read the Senate GOP health care bill 'discussion draft'

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Angie Drobnic Holan

By Angie Drobnic Holan June 22, 2017

Senate Republicans released a health care bill "discussion draft," on June 22, 2017. Read the text of the bill below. PolitiFact is fact-checking the health care debate; read all of our fact-checks on health care.

Senate Budget Committee

stated on September 27, 2020 in a speech:

Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”

mostly-true

mostly-true

Instagram posts

stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post:

Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”

false

false

stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech:

Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.

false

false

stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."

true

true

Antonio Sabato Jr.

stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News:

Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York City:

Says Hillary Clinton "said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers."

true

true

stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.

true

true

stated on March 3, 2014 in in an interview on CNN:

On the economic stimulus.

half-flip

half-flip

Americans For Tax Reform

stated on April 14, 2014 in in a press release:

"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."

barely-true

barely-true

National Republican Congressional Committee

stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:

"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.

half-true

half-true

Janet Napolitano

stated on August 27, 2013 in a speech at the National Press Club:

The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email:

Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation:

On an early date for Florida's presidential primary

full-flop

full-flop

Viral image
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Gatlinburg, Tennessee, flooded on Sept. 30, 2024.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 3, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote the book “The Adrenochrome Witch.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 3, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on September 16, 2024 in Radio interview:

Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."

By Madeline Heim • October 3, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 29, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Video shows “FBI finds human remains at a McDonald’s meat supplier.”

By Sofia Ahmed • October 2, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs speaking “from prison.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024
Threads posts
stated on September 27, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Weatherman loses it live on air” during broadcast about Hurricane Helene.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post:

Image shows a photo of former President Donald Trump wading through floodwater after Hurricane Helene.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, PA:

Kamala Harris "let in the 13,099 convicted murderers and opposes all efforts to find them and to remove them."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • October 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Georgia coach Kirby Smart's family ends relationship with Taylor Swift: ‘We do not support her endorsement.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 1, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 20, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“TD Jakes MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHES: The search for the renowned bishop begins!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 1, 2024