Latest True Fact-checks in Federal Budget Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one." John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation." John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items." Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase. Barack Obama stated on August 12, 2008 in a radio ad: "McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles. And he said all buy-American provisions were quote 'disgraceful.' " John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: "I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail." John McCain stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.: "Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum." John McCain stated on August 4, 2007 in a comment to a reporter.: "We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "Social Security ... is solid through about 2040 without any changes whatsoever."
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one." John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation." John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items." Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase. Barack Obama stated on August 12, 2008 in a radio ad: "McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles. And he said all buy-American provisions were quote 'disgraceful.' " John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: "I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail." John McCain stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.: "Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum." John McCain stated on August 4, 2007 in a comment to a reporter.: "We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "Social Security ... is solid through about 2040 without any changes whatsoever."
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent."
John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one."
John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation."
John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.
Barack Obama stated on August 12, 2008 in a radio ad: "McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles. And he said all buy-American provisions were quote 'disgraceful.' "
John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: "I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."
John McCain stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.: "Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum."
John McCain stated on August 4, 2007 in a comment to a reporter.: "We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."
Dennis Kucinich stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "Social Security ... is solid through about 2040 without any changes whatsoever."