Latest Fact-checks in This Week - ABC News John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11." Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country. Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana. Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." Tim Kaine stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." Patrick Leahy stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Military "recruiting went on at Harvard every single day throughout the time (Kagan) was there." Jeff Sessions stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Elena Kagan "violated the law of the United States at various points" with her opposition to military recruiters. Joe Lieberman stated on May 6, 2010 in a press conference: The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 9, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning. Janet Napolitano stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions." Lamar McKay stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them." Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate." Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "I don't answer hypotheticals." Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." Lawrence Summers stated on April 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this." Nancy Pelosi stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': The Democrats' health care bills would end "the denial of ... coverage to those who have a pre-existing condition," while the Republican bill would not. Dick Cheney stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."
John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11." Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country. Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana. Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." Tim Kaine stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." Patrick Leahy stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Military "recruiting went on at Harvard every single day throughout the time (Kagan) was there." Jeff Sessions stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Elena Kagan "violated the law of the United States at various points" with her opposition to military recruiters. Joe Lieberman stated on May 6, 2010 in a press conference: The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 9, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning. Janet Napolitano stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions." Lamar McKay stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them." Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate." Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "I don't answer hypotheticals." Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." Lawrence Summers stated on April 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this." Nancy Pelosi stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': The Democrats' health care bills would end "the denial of ... coverage to those who have a pre-existing condition," while the Republican bill would not. Dick Cheney stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."
John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon."
John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11."
Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country.
Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana.
Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."
Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill."
Tim Kaine stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did."
Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office."
Patrick Leahy stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Military "recruiting went on at Harvard every single day throughout the time (Kagan) was there."
Jeff Sessions stated on May 16, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Elena Kagan "violated the law of the United States at various points" with her opposition to military recruiters.
Joe Lieberman stated on May 6, 2010 in a press conference: The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."
Rudy Giuliani stated on May 9, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning.
Janet Napolitano stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions."
Lamar McKay stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them."
Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail."
Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement."
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America."
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "I don't answer hypotheticals."
Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream."
Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops."
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform.
Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities."
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court."
Lawrence Summers stated on April 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this."
Nancy Pelosi stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': The Democrats' health care bills would end "the denial of ... coverage to those who have a pre-existing condition," while the Republican bill would not.
Dick Cheney stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."