Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Federal Budget Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare." Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare." Charles Schumer stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters: "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality." Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever." Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 14, 2014 in a television ad: Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Scott Walker stated on September 18, 2014 in a TV ad: Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare." Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined." David Perdue stated on May 17, 2014 in television ad: U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston voted for the "Cash for Clunkers" program. Tom Cotton stated on July 8, 2014 in a television ad: Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." Sean Duffy stated on May 3, 2014 in an interview: "Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually. Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined. Chris Chocola stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina." Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." David Brooks stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows. Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America" Americans United for Change stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release: "Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs." Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story: The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default. John Boehner stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country." Rand Paul stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down." Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire": Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership.
Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare." Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare." Charles Schumer stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters: "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality." Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever." Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 14, 2014 in a television ad: Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Scott Walker stated on September 18, 2014 in a TV ad: Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare." Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined." David Perdue stated on May 17, 2014 in television ad: U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston voted for the "Cash for Clunkers" program. Tom Cotton stated on July 8, 2014 in a television ad: Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." Sean Duffy stated on May 3, 2014 in an interview: "Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually. Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined. Chris Chocola stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina." Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." David Brooks stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows. Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America" Americans United for Change stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release: "Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs." Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story: The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default. John Boehner stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country." Rand Paul stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down." Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire": Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership.
Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."
Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
Charles Schumer stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters: "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality."
Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined."
Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget."
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 14, 2014 in a television ad: Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
Scott Walker stated on September 18, 2014 in a TV ad: Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare."
Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined."
David Perdue stated on May 17, 2014 in television ad: U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston voted for the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
Tom Cotton stated on July 8, 2014 in a television ad: Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA."
Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
Sean Duffy stated on May 3, 2014 in an interview: "Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.
Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined.
Chris Chocola stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina."
Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this."
David Brooks stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows.
Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America"
Americans United for Change stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release: "Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs."
Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story: The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default.
John Boehner stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
Rand Paul stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down."
Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire": Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership.