Latest True Fact-checks on Scott Walker Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage." Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief." Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done." Scott Walker stated on January 10, 2017 in In a speech: Wisconsin property taxes, as a percentage of personal income, "are the lowest that they've been since the end of World War II." Scott Walker stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials: "For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation." Scott Walker stated on May 16, 2016 in a radio interview: Since 1978, college "tuition nationwide has gone up something like four times the rate of inflation." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Scott Walker stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody." Scott Walker stated on August 17, 2015 in a radio interview: "By the end of this budget I'm in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state." Scott Walker stated on August 3, 2015 in a candidates forum: Wisconsin’s "rainy day fund" is "165 times bigger than when we first took office." Scott Walker stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech: Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s. Scott Walker stated on February 6, 2015 in a speech: Six of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties, "according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area." Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2014 in a tweet: "My property taxes went down largely because my technical college portion went down 35.5% because of the money we put in at state." Scott Walker stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: "The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldn't even (increase) the vote there." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Scott Walker stated on March 4, 2014 in a statement to reporters: "Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion" in tax relief. Scott Walker stated on November 13, 2013 in a book: "During my eight years as county executive, we cut the number of county workers by 20 percent." 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." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2012 in a radio interview: Wisconsin is called the Badger State because "our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining." Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining." Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay." Scott Walker stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input." Scott Walker stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average Scott Walker stated on October 5, 2010 in a statement on campaign web site: Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has "given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county."
Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage." Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief." Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done." Scott Walker stated on January 10, 2017 in In a speech: Wisconsin property taxes, as a percentage of personal income, "are the lowest that they've been since the end of World War II." Scott Walker stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials: "For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation." Scott Walker stated on May 16, 2016 in a radio interview: Since 1978, college "tuition nationwide has gone up something like four times the rate of inflation." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Scott Walker stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody." Scott Walker stated on August 17, 2015 in a radio interview: "By the end of this budget I'm in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state." Scott Walker stated on August 3, 2015 in a candidates forum: Wisconsin’s "rainy day fund" is "165 times bigger than when we first took office." Scott Walker stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech: Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s. Scott Walker stated on February 6, 2015 in a speech: Six of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties, "according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area." Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2014 in a tweet: "My property taxes went down largely because my technical college portion went down 35.5% because of the money we put in at state." Scott Walker stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: "The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldn't even (increase) the vote there." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Scott Walker stated on March 4, 2014 in a statement to reporters: "Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion" in tax relief. Scott Walker stated on November 13, 2013 in a book: "During my eight years as county executive, we cut the number of county workers by 20 percent." 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." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2012 in a radio interview: Wisconsin is called the Badger State because "our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining." Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining." Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay." Scott Walker stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input." Scott Walker stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average Scott Walker stated on October 5, 2010 in a statement on campaign web site: Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has "given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county."
Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy."
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage."
Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."
Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done."
Scott Walker stated on January 10, 2017 in In a speech: Wisconsin property taxes, as a percentage of personal income, "are the lowest that they've been since the end of World War II."
Scott Walker stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials: "For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation."
Scott Walker stated on May 16, 2016 in a radio interview: Since 1978, college "tuition nationwide has gone up something like four times the rate of inflation."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Scott Walker stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody."
Scott Walker stated on August 17, 2015 in a radio interview: "By the end of this budget I'm in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state."
Scott Walker stated on August 3, 2015 in a candidates forum: Wisconsin’s "rainy day fund" is "165 times bigger than when we first took office."
Scott Walker stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech: Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s.
Scott Walker stated on February 6, 2015 in a speech: Six of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties, "according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area."
Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2014 in a tweet: "My property taxes went down largely because my technical college portion went down 35.5% because of the money we put in at state."
Scott Walker stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: "The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldn't even (increase) the vote there."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary."
Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."
Scott Walker stated on March 4, 2014 in a statement to reporters: "Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion" in tax relief.
Scott Walker stated on November 13, 2013 in a book: "During my eight years as county executive, we cut the number of county workers by 20 percent."
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."
Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2012 in a radio interview: Wisconsin is called the Badger State because "our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining."
Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining."
Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
Scott Walker stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input."
Scott Walker stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average
Scott Walker stated on October 5, 2010 in a statement on campaign web site: Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has "given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county."