All Mostly True statements involving Sherrod Brown

Mostly True

Estimated help for opioids

Sherrod Brown

"Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Friday, April 20th, 2018

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Twelve zeros - count 'em

Sherrod Brown

Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, August 1st, 2016

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Full speculation impact not settled

Sherrod Brown

Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

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Rate is high for all young men

Sherrod Brown

"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, January 23rd, 2012

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A high percentage, but data is nearly a decade old

Sherrod Brown

"Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, May 16th, 2011

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GOP's new rules for the House gave this vote an exception

Sherrod Brown

Says that Republicans "bragged about how every bill was going to be paid for, right from the beginning" and that the first vote, the repeal of health care reform, violated that rule.

— PolitiFact Ohio on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

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With one caveat, he's right on target

Sherrod Brown

Under federal law, Jared Loughner "would not have been able to buy a gun" had he been identified as mentally ill.

— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, January 20th, 2011

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Generally correct, but extended benefits work differently

Sherrod Brown

"Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

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Recession lessened the daily bill, but it's climbing again

Sherrod Brown

More than 10 years of free trade "has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, November 22nd, 2010

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