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Republican from Kansas

Pat Roberts of Kansas was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. He previously served as a U.S. Congressman, elected in 1980.

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False

The numbers don't add up

Pat Roberts

"20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, October 9th, 2014

True

As far as the Senate historian knows

Pat Roberts

Says with Jon Corzine, "it's the first time, I think, in history where a former Senator has been subpoenaed to testify before his former colleagues."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Mostly False

The Senate's version moves money faster

Pat Roberts

The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that only 15 percent of this stimulus package will be spent in 2009" and only 37 percent in 2010.

— PolitiFact National on Monday, February 9th, 2009

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Numbers are the rope in stimulus tug-of-war

Obama says critics are picking on 1 percent of the plan. A Republican lawmaker says only 15 percent of the package will be spent this year. We check the math.