Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Federal Budget David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners. Eric Cantor stated on April 23, 2013 in a tweet: "Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending." Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower." Rick Perry stated on April 1, 2013 in a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.: "Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients." Steve Stockman stated on February 22, 2013 in a tweet: Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’ Ami Bera stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech: Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn." Arne Duncan stated on February 24, 2013 in an appearance on "Face the Nation.": "There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips" because of sequestration. Kevin McCarthy stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says the federal government is earning more tax revenue now "than any other time." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go." Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post: Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit. Kelly Ayotte stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.: President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate." Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here." Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Connie Mack stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill': "President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt." John Cornyn stated on August 21, 2012 in a Facebook post.: Says that when Democrats controlled Congress and the White House, federal spending as a share of the Gross Domestic Product leapt from 18.2 percent in 2001 to 25.2 percent in 2009 -- the largest such increase in any eight-year period since World War II. Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: President Obama "funneled" $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly." Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies." Mitt Romney stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "60 Minutes": Says Barack Obama "robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare." American Commitment stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad: Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs." Club for Growth stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’ Mike Huckabee stated on July 5, 2012 in a Facebook post: "The White House has three staff calligraphers making between $86,000 and $97,000 each, and just one National Security Director. She makes $55,000." Kelly Ayotte stated on May 8, 2012 in an email to the news media: Says the Affordable Care Act was a federal takeover of the student loan industry and ‘profits’ on the loans go to help pay for the health care law. Tennessee Democratic Party stated on April 25, 2012 in a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012: Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher "breaks earmark pledge." Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan." Loretta Weinberg stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans." Chain email stated on April 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail: Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on April 24, 2012 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Allen West wants to bring back earmarks.
David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners. Eric Cantor stated on April 23, 2013 in a tweet: "Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending." Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower." Rick Perry stated on April 1, 2013 in a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.: "Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients." Steve Stockman stated on February 22, 2013 in a tweet: Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’ Ami Bera stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech: Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn." Arne Duncan stated on February 24, 2013 in an appearance on "Face the Nation.": "There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips" because of sequestration. Kevin McCarthy stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says the federal government is earning more tax revenue now "than any other time." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go." Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post: Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit. Kelly Ayotte stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.: President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate." Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here." Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Connie Mack stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill': "President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt." John Cornyn stated on August 21, 2012 in a Facebook post.: Says that when Democrats controlled Congress and the White House, federal spending as a share of the Gross Domestic Product leapt from 18.2 percent in 2001 to 25.2 percent in 2009 -- the largest such increase in any eight-year period since World War II. Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: President Obama "funneled" $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly." Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies." Mitt Romney stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "60 Minutes": Says Barack Obama "robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare." American Commitment stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad: Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs." Club for Growth stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’ Mike Huckabee stated on July 5, 2012 in a Facebook post: "The White House has three staff calligraphers making between $86,000 and $97,000 each, and just one National Security Director. She makes $55,000." Kelly Ayotte stated on May 8, 2012 in an email to the news media: Says the Affordable Care Act was a federal takeover of the student loan industry and ‘profits’ on the loans go to help pay for the health care law. Tennessee Democratic Party stated on April 25, 2012 in a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012: Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher "breaks earmark pledge." Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan." Loretta Weinberg stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans." Chain email stated on April 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail: Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on April 24, 2012 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Allen West wants to bring back earmarks.
David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.
Eric Cantor stated on April 23, 2013 in a tweet: "Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending."
Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower."
Rick Perry stated on April 1, 2013 in a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.: "Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients."
Steve Stockman stated on February 22, 2013 in a tweet: Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’
Ami Bera stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech: Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn."
Arne Duncan stated on February 24, 2013 in an appearance on "Face the Nation.": "There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips" because of sequestration.
Kevin McCarthy stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says the federal government is earning more tax revenue now "than any other time."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go."
Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post: Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.
Kelly Ayotte stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.: President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."
Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here."
Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed."
Connie Mack stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill': "President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
John Cornyn stated on August 21, 2012 in a Facebook post.: Says that when Democrats controlled Congress and the White House, federal spending as a share of the Gross Domestic Product leapt from 18.2 percent in 2001 to 25.2 percent in 2009 -- the largest such increase in any eight-year period since World War II.
Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: President Obama "funneled" $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly."
Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."
Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies."
Mitt Romney stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "60 Minutes": Says Barack Obama "robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare."
American Commitment stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad: Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."
Club for Growth stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’
Mike Huckabee stated on July 5, 2012 in a Facebook post: "The White House has three staff calligraphers making between $86,000 and $97,000 each, and just one National Security Director. She makes $55,000."
Kelly Ayotte stated on May 8, 2012 in an email to the news media: Says the Affordable Care Act was a federal takeover of the student loan industry and ‘profits’ on the loans go to help pay for the health care law.
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on April 25, 2012 in a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012: Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher "breaks earmark pledge."
Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan."
Loretta Weinberg stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans."
Chain email stated on April 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail: Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on April 24, 2012 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Allen West wants to bring back earmarks.