Latest True Fact-checks in Federal Budget Ed Gillespie stated on January 16, 2014 in a web ad.: Mark Warner voted for "nearly $1 trillion in new taxes and $7 trillion in new debt." Paul Ryan stated on December 19, 2013 in an interview: Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension." Peter Orszag stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester." Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article: A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown. Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown. C.W. Bill Young stated on September 20, 2013 in a House address: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos." Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama." Sherrod Brown stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters: "Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps. Randy Forbes stated on April 9, 2013 in a column.: Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions. Sarah Palin stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C. Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”: Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined." Earl Blumenauer stated on December 21, 2012 in in a news release: Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit." Jim Jordan stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area. Jim Moran stated on November 21, 2012 in a letter.: Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker. Rob Portman stated on November 9, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would "take us into a recession and kill jobs." Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened." Bob Corker stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.: "We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year." Barry Hinckley stated on September 14, 2012 in a story on 630WPRO.com: A poll conducted in Egypt revealed that 80 percent of Egyptians oppose receiving foreign aid from the United States. Leonard Lance stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget." Rob Portman stated on September 6, 2012 in a news release: "$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan attacked the president for "the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget." Stephanie Cutter stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about. Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: "Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America." Ron Wyden stated on June 20, 2012 in in a news release : "Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon." Jim Webb stated on May 14, 2012 in an interview.: President Obama budget request for veterans is "more than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third."
Ed Gillespie stated on January 16, 2014 in a web ad.: Mark Warner voted for "nearly $1 trillion in new taxes and $7 trillion in new debt." Paul Ryan stated on December 19, 2013 in an interview: Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension." Peter Orszag stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester." Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article: A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown. Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown. C.W. Bill Young stated on September 20, 2013 in a House address: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos." Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama." Sherrod Brown stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters: "Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps. Randy Forbes stated on April 9, 2013 in a column.: Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions. Sarah Palin stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C. Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”: Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined." Earl Blumenauer stated on December 21, 2012 in in a news release: Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit." Jim Jordan stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area. Jim Moran stated on November 21, 2012 in a letter.: Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker. Rob Portman stated on November 9, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would "take us into a recession and kill jobs." Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened." Bob Corker stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.: "We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year." Barry Hinckley stated on September 14, 2012 in a story on 630WPRO.com: A poll conducted in Egypt revealed that 80 percent of Egyptians oppose receiving foreign aid from the United States. Leonard Lance stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget." Rob Portman stated on September 6, 2012 in a news release: "$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan attacked the president for "the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget." Stephanie Cutter stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about. Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: "Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America." Ron Wyden stated on June 20, 2012 in in a news release : "Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon." Jim Webb stated on May 14, 2012 in an interview.: President Obama budget request for veterans is "more than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third."
Ed Gillespie stated on January 16, 2014 in a web ad.: Mark Warner voted for "nearly $1 trillion in new taxes and $7 trillion in new debt."
Paul Ryan stated on December 19, 2013 in an interview: Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension."
Peter Orszag stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year."
Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester."
Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP."
Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article: A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.
Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row."
Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.
C.W. Bill Young stated on September 20, 2013 in a House address: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."
Sherrod Brown stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters: "Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
Randy Forbes stated on April 9, 2013 in a column.: Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.
Sarah Palin stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C.
Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”: Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined."
Earl Blumenauer stated on December 21, 2012 in in a news release: Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit."
Jim Jordan stated on January 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area.
Jim Moran stated on November 21, 2012 in a letter.: Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker.
Rob Portman stated on November 9, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would "take us into a recession and kill jobs."
Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."
Bob Corker stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.: "We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."
Barry Hinckley stated on September 14, 2012 in a story on 630WPRO.com: A poll conducted in Egypt revealed that 80 percent of Egyptians oppose receiving foreign aid from the United States.
Leonard Lance stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."
Rob Portman stated on September 6, 2012 in a news release: "$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times."
Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan attacked the president for "the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget."
Stephanie Cutter stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.
Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: "Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America."
Ron Wyden stated on June 20, 2012 in in a news release : "Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon."
Jim Webb stated on May 14, 2012 in an interview.: President Obama budget request for veterans is "more than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third."