148 People 24643 Fact-checks 7689 Articles People (148) Bill Clegg Bill Cassidy Bill Daley Bill Edwards Bill Fischer Bill Gates Bill Hammond Bill Jackson Bill Lynch Bill Maher Bill McCollum Bill McCoshen Bill Mitchell Bill Nelson Bill O'Neill Bill Peduto Bill Post Bill Powell Bill Proctor Bill Richardson Fact-checks (24643) Chuck Todd stated on March 07, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2021 James Clyburn stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, "Republicans stood on the sidelines" By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2012 Lynn Jenkins stated on July 29, 2014 in a press conference: In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats. By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2014 North Carolina Futures Action Fund stated on May 16, 2022 in a campaign mailer: State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises. By Paul Specht• May 16, 2022 Paul Ryan stated on May 04, 2017 in remarks in 2009 and actions in 2017: On voting for a health care bill without an up-to-date Congressional Budget Office score By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2017 Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics." By Molly Moorhead• June 26, 2012 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 29, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay." By Dave Umhoefer• September 16, 2012 Joe Pitts stated on October 05, 2011 in a Capitol Hill press conference: The health care law was "a 2,733-page bill! . . . No amendments!" By Molly Moorhead• October 18, 2011 Ted Cruz stated on January 22, 2018 in an interview: "I have consistently opposed shutdowns." By Louis Jacobson• January 23, 2018 Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2010 Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement." By Catharine Richert• April 25, 2010 Wayne Powell stated on October 01, 2012 in a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid. By Nancy Madsen• October 4, 2012 Mike Haridopolos stated on May 22, 2011 in TV interview: "No one thought we could get a bipartisan bill (Medicaid) passed. We did in the Florida Senate." By Katie Sanders• June 3, 2011 Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 08, 2022 in TV interview: Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2022 Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2018 Howard Schultz stated on April 04, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory." By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.” By Samantha Putterman• July 30, 2020 Tennessee Democratic Party stated on August 17, 2012 in Tennessee Democratic Party press release sent via email in a version specifically cri: The "Health Care Compact bill would end Medicare's guaranteed benefit for Tennessee's Medicare recipients and shift management of the federal health care plan to the state's TennCare program." By Tom Humphrey• September 7, 2012 Tim Kaine stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'': Republicans tried to block the deficit commission. By Lukas Pleva• August 18, 2010 Brad Schneider stated on September 16, 2016 in a campaign tweet: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list." By Anna Bruzgulis• October 18, 2016 Articles (7689) Senate health care bill's two-front war: Policy and process By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2017 Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky. By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2022 The history of the filibuster as 'Jim Crow relic' By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2020 7 questions about the Senate health care bill and transparency By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2017 PolitiFact Florida presents: Legislature 101 By Katie Sanders• March 4, 2013 Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving? By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2021 What the Republican discharge petition means for DACA, ‘Dreamers’ By Miriam Valverde• May 23, 2018 What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage By Louis Jacobson, Yacob Reyes• December 7, 2022 Could the nuclear option get rid of the filibuster entirely? Checking Trump's tweet By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2018 If the Senate passes a health care bill, what happens next? By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweetstorm about a potential government shutdown By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Obama's "present" tension By Adriel Bettelheim• February 13, 2008 How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2017 6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations By Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017 Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2022 What’s next after Trump’s impeachment? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019 A first look at the Warner-Gillespie debate By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• July 26, 2014 What is the scope of the proposed Jan. 6 commission? And is there a Plan B? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 21, 2021 The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2023 The Democrats’ reconciliation bill: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2021
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Chuck Todd stated on March 07, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2021 James Clyburn stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, "Republicans stood on the sidelines" By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2012 Lynn Jenkins stated on July 29, 2014 in a press conference: In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats. By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2014 North Carolina Futures Action Fund stated on May 16, 2022 in a campaign mailer: State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises. By Paul Specht• May 16, 2022 Paul Ryan stated on May 04, 2017 in remarks in 2009 and actions in 2017: On voting for a health care bill without an up-to-date Congressional Budget Office score By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2017 Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics." By Molly Moorhead• June 26, 2012 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 29, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay." By Dave Umhoefer• September 16, 2012 Joe Pitts stated on October 05, 2011 in a Capitol Hill press conference: The health care law was "a 2,733-page bill! . . . No amendments!" By Molly Moorhead• October 18, 2011 Ted Cruz stated on January 22, 2018 in an interview: "I have consistently opposed shutdowns." By Louis Jacobson• January 23, 2018 Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2010 Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement." By Catharine Richert• April 25, 2010 Wayne Powell stated on October 01, 2012 in a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid. By Nancy Madsen• October 4, 2012 Mike Haridopolos stated on May 22, 2011 in TV interview: "No one thought we could get a bipartisan bill (Medicaid) passed. We did in the Florida Senate." By Katie Sanders• June 3, 2011 Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 08, 2022 in TV interview: Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2022 Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2018 Howard Schultz stated on April 04, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory." By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.” By Samantha Putterman• July 30, 2020 Tennessee Democratic Party stated on August 17, 2012 in Tennessee Democratic Party press release sent via email in a version specifically cri: The "Health Care Compact bill would end Medicare's guaranteed benefit for Tennessee's Medicare recipients and shift management of the federal health care plan to the state's TennCare program." By Tom Humphrey• September 7, 2012 Tim Kaine stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'': Republicans tried to block the deficit commission. By Lukas Pleva• August 18, 2010 Brad Schneider stated on September 16, 2016 in a campaign tweet: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list." By Anna Bruzgulis• October 18, 2016
Senate health care bill's two-front war: Policy and process By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2017 Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky. By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2022 The history of the filibuster as 'Jim Crow relic' By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2020 7 questions about the Senate health care bill and transparency By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2017 PolitiFact Florida presents: Legislature 101 By Katie Sanders• March 4, 2013 Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving? By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2021 What the Republican discharge petition means for DACA, ‘Dreamers’ By Miriam Valverde• May 23, 2018 What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage By Louis Jacobson, Yacob Reyes• December 7, 2022 Could the nuclear option get rid of the filibuster entirely? Checking Trump's tweet By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2018 If the Senate passes a health care bill, what happens next? By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweetstorm about a potential government shutdown By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Obama's "present" tension By Adriel Bettelheim• February 13, 2008 How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2017 6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations By Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017 Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2022 What’s next after Trump’s impeachment? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019 A first look at the Warner-Gillespie debate By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• July 26, 2014 What is the scope of the proposed Jan. 6 commission? And is there a Plan B? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 21, 2021 The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2023 The Democrats’ reconciliation bill: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2021
