Latest True Fact-checks in Congress Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven." Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” Jake Tapper stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast: The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.” Jake Tapper stated on February 4, 2020 in comments on CNN: “Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ " Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ‘87." Roger Williams stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network: Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position. Fareed Zakaria stated on June 10, 2018 in in a monologue: "When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." USA Trainnews stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union." Jeff Flake stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2017 in a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff "doesn't even live in (his) district." Richard Burr stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony: Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on February 23, 2017 in a tweet: "The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election. Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate: Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave." Colleen Deacon stated on September 10, 2016 in remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton: Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times" David Jolly stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 18, 2015 in U.S. Senate: "This March, for the first time in human history, the monthly average carbon dioxide in our atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The range had been 170-300 parts per million for hundreds of thousands of years." Austin Scott stated on June 5, 2015 in press conference: Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven." Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” Jake Tapper stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast: The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.” Jake Tapper stated on February 4, 2020 in comments on CNN: “Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ " Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ‘87." Roger Williams stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network: Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position. Fareed Zakaria stated on June 10, 2018 in in a monologue: "When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." USA Trainnews stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union." Jeff Flake stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2017 in a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff "doesn't even live in (his) district." Richard Burr stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony: Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on February 23, 2017 in a tweet: "The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election. Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate: Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave." Colleen Deacon stated on September 10, 2016 in remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton: Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times" David Jolly stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 18, 2015 in U.S. Senate: "This March, for the first time in human history, the monthly average carbon dioxide in our atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The range had been 170-300 parts per million for hundreds of thousands of years." Austin Scott stated on June 5, 2015 in press conference: Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven."
Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.
Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”
Jake Tapper stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast: The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.”
Jake Tapper stated on February 4, 2020 in comments on CNN: “Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ "
Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."
Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ‘87."
Roger Williams stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network: Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position.
Fareed Zakaria stated on June 10, 2018 in in a monologue: "When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years."
USA Trainnews stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
Jeff Flake stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."
Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2017 in a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff "doesn't even live in (his) district."
Richard Burr stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony: Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year."
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on February 23, 2017 in a tweet: "The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election.
Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate: Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave."
Colleen Deacon stated on September 10, 2016 in remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton: Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times"
David Jolly stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.
Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."
Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."
Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."
Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 18, 2015 in U.S. Senate: "This March, for the first time in human history, the monthly average carbon dioxide in our atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The range had been 170-300 parts per million for hundreds of thousands of years."
Austin Scott stated on June 5, 2015 in press conference: Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.