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| Updated | Thu, 16 May 2013 14:34:14 -0400 | |
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| Nancy Pelosi: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Nancy Pelosi says Obamacare is bringing down health care costs <br/> <p> House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats care about frugality — and the president’s health care law is one example. It’s bringing down the cost of health care, she told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. While key elements of the Affordable Care Act don’t go into effect until 2014, we wondered if the law has already brought down the cost of care. It depends partly on what you mean by "down." Growth rate Hayes and Pelosi chatted May 13, 2013, about Republicans’ focus on reducing the deficit. "It strikes me that they have been remarkably ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/16/nancy-pelosi/nancy-pelosi-says-obamacare-bringing-down-health-c/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Reclaim America PAC: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | PAC ad says Kelly Ayotte voted to fix background checks on gun sales <br/> <p> New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte saw her poll numbers drop after she voted against a proposal to expand background checks on gun sales. Now coming to her rescue is Marco Rubio’s Reclaim America PAC. The Florida senator’s group is out with an ad that says Ayotte "voted to fix background checks." What gives? Did she vote against them or vote to fix them? The answer depends on how you define the fix. Gun control groups say background checks won’t be fixed unless they are expanded to cover more types of gun sales. The bill ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/15/reclaim-america-pac/pac-ad-says-kelly-ayotte-voted-fix-background-chec/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Jason Chaffetz: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Jason Chaffetz says Americans ready to save men 'getting killed' in Benghazi were told to stand down <br/> <p> With Americans under attack in Benghazi, did the U.S. military do all it could to save lives? Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, says no. Four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, were killed in attacks that began Sept. 11, 2012, on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya. Meanwhile, four special forces troops "willing to risk their lives to go save them" were "told to stand down," Chaffetz told Fox News host Sean Hannity. Did the U.S. fail to send life-saving help? Who knew what, when? Gregory Hicks was deputy chief of mission ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/14/jason-chaffetz/rep-jason-chaffetz-says-special-forces-ready-save-/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Barack Obama: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Barack Obama says review of Benghazi attack "investigated every element" <br/> <p> President Barack Obama has been facing tough questions from journalists about recent congressional hearings that addressed the Sept. 11, 2012, attack against a U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya. The attack, which left four Americans dead, has led to months of criticism by members of Congress about how the administration handled the incident. During a joint appearance with British Prime Minister David Cameron on May 13, 2013, Obama said Benghazi is being politicized by some members of Congress. "The day after it happened, I acknowledged that this was an act of terrorism," Obama said. "And what I pledged ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/14/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-review-benghazi-attack-investiga/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Jay Carney: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Jay Carney says Susan Rice didn't play down terrorist involvement in Benghazi <br/> <p> Journalists peppered President Barack Obama’s press secretary, Jay Carney, with a series of tough questions about Benghazi at a White House press briefing on May 10, 2013. The incident, in which four Americans were killed at two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was the topic at a congressional hearing on May 8. Members of Congress have criticized how the administration handled the Sept. 11, 2012, incident, both in the immediate aftermath and in the months since. One of the issues receiving the most attention is whether, or to what extent, Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice misled ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/13/jay-carney/jay-carney-says-susan-rice-didnt-play-down-terrori/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Tom Coburn: "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Tom Coburn says after national park gun ban lifted, violent crime fell by 85 percent <br/> <p> During an interview on the MSNBC show Morning Joe, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., argued for legislation he’s proposing that would allow guns to be carried into lands controlled by the Army Corps of Engineers. To make the case that guns make places safer, Coburn cited a dramatic before-and-after statistic that stems from the lifting of a ban on guns in national parks. Coburn was a leader in the effort to get Congress to approve the change. President Barack Obama signed the national park provision into law, and it took effect in February 2010. "In 2010," Coburn said ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/09/tom-coburn/tom-coburn-says-after-national-park-gun-ban-lifted/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Bill Richardson: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Bill Richardson says Hispanic support for immigration reform is almost universal <br/> <p> Former Democratic cabinet member and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson caused a bit of a kerfuffle recently when he knocked Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for Cruz’s skepticism about immigration legislation that’s pending in Congress. During a web interview with ABC News, host Benjamin Bell asked Richardson, "Do you think he represents most Hispanics with his politics?" "No," Richardson responded, "He’s anti-immigration. Almost every Hispanic in the country wants to see immigration reform. No, I don’t think he should be defined as a Hispanic. He's a politician from Texas, a conservative state." <p ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/09/bill-richardson/bill-richardson-says-hispanic-support-immigration-/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Newt Gingrich: The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Newt Gingrich says rise in unemployment statistic shows weakness of labor market <br/> <p> On NBC’s Meet the Press, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., pointed to a somewhat obscure labor statistic as evidence that the economy continues to fare poorly more than five years after the onset of the last recession. "I think it's very dangerous to suggest that this economy's healthy," Ginrgich said. He went on to argue that the implementation of President Barack Obama’s health care law could push some companies to turn full-time workers into part-timers in order to avoid providing health coverage. "The pain level it's going to cause, is going to be enormous," Gingrich said ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/07/newt-gingrich/newt-gingrich-says-rise-employment-statistic-shows/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Marco Rubio: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Marco Rubio says Obama shows ‘reluctance’ to enforce immigration law <br/> <p> Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is taking a precarious lead on immigration reform within his party, where the vocal conservative wing is wary of any hint of amnesty for people living in the U.S. illegally. Rubio is framing his case, in part, by reminding Republicans that they don’t want President Barack Obama leading the way on this issue. "We are dealing with 11 million people, but we are also dealing with the future of immigration in this country, and we are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law," Rubio ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/07/marco-rubio/marco-rubio-says-obama-shows-reluctance-enforc/">>> More</a> more... |
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| Martina Navratilova: "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." | ||
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| Description: | The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Martina Navratilova says you can be fired for being gay in 29 states <br/> <p> One of the biggest news stories of last week came from the world of sports, with NBA player Jason Collins becoming the first active male athlete playing for a major U.S. team sport to come out as gay. Several Sunday public-affairs shows tried to put Collins’ declaration into historical context. CBS’ Face the Nation invited retired tennis great Martina Navratilova, among others, to discuss its significance. Navratilova came out as gay more than three decades ago. "I think when President (Barack) Obama came in favor of … gay marriage, that really changed the tide. But ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/07/martina-navratilova/martina-navratilova-says-you-can-be-fired-being-ga/">>> More</a> more... |
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