Latest Fact-checks in Financial Regulation Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a town hall on CNN: "Wall Street comes out en masse with its money against House Democrats every election." Kellyanne Conway stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with "CBS This Morning": "Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University: The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm." Elizabeth Warren stated on June 28, 2016 in an interview on The View: Says Donald Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis. Tim Canova stated on June 1, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill." Bernie Sanders stated on May 16, 2016 in a town hall in San Juan: "Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds." Gwen Moore stated on April 27, 2016 in a congressional hearing: Water rates in Manila, Philippines, "were raised up to 845 percent" when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner. Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico. Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against." Future45 stated on March 8, 2016 in a television ad: Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Hillary Clinton stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall: "You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: "The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse." Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight." Martin O'Malley stated on October 19, 2015 in comments on the Daily Show: Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall." Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis. Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Martin O'Malley stated on May 30, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The CEO of Goldman Sachs let his employees know that he’d be just fine with either Bush or Clinton." Elizabeth Warren stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking: Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a town hall on CNN: "Wall Street comes out en masse with its money against House Democrats every election." Kellyanne Conway stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with "CBS This Morning": "Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University: The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm." Elizabeth Warren stated on June 28, 2016 in an interview on The View: Says Donald Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis. Tim Canova stated on June 1, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill." Bernie Sanders stated on May 16, 2016 in a town hall in San Juan: "Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds." Gwen Moore stated on April 27, 2016 in a congressional hearing: Water rates in Manila, Philippines, "were raised up to 845 percent" when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner. Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico. Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against." Future45 stated on March 8, 2016 in a television ad: Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Hillary Clinton stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall: "You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: "The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse." Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight." Martin O'Malley stated on October 19, 2015 in comments on the Daily Show: Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall." Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis. Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Martin O'Malley stated on May 30, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The CEO of Goldman Sachs let his employees know that he’d be just fine with either Bush or Clinton." Elizabeth Warren stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking: Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a town hall on CNN: "Wall Street comes out en masse with its money against House Democrats every election."
Kellyanne Conway stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with "CBS This Morning": "Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back."
Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University: The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm."
Elizabeth Warren stated on June 28, 2016 in an interview on The View: Says Donald Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.
Tim Canova stated on June 1, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill."
Bernie Sanders stated on May 16, 2016 in a town hall in San Juan: "Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds."
Gwen Moore stated on April 27, 2016 in a congressional hearing: Water rates in Manila, Philippines, "were raised up to 845 percent" when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner.
Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."
Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."
Future45 stated on March 8, 2016 in a television ad: Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall: "You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: "The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."
Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight."
Martin O'Malley stated on October 19, 2015 in comments on the Daily Show: Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall."
Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.
Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
Martin O'Malley stated on May 30, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The CEO of Goldman Sachs let his employees know that he’d be just fine with either Bush or Clinton."
Elizabeth Warren stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking: Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
