Latest Fact-checks by David Baumann Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.: "Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion." Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter": "If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term." Mitt Romney stated on October 6, 2007: "Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto." Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending." Chris Dodd stated on October 3, 2007: "With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed." Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2007: "With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'" John McCain stated on August 4, 2007 in a comment to a reporter.: "We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country." John McCain stated on October 8, 2007 in a campaign Web site.: "Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years." John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes." Mitt Romney stated on September 26, 2007 in a television ad.: "Took on the Olympics and turned them around" Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way." Fred Thompson stated on August 21, 2007 in article on his campaign Web site: We live in "a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally."
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Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.: "Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion." Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter": "If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term." Mitt Romney stated on October 6, 2007: "Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto." Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending." Chris Dodd stated on October 3, 2007: "With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed." Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2007: "With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'" John McCain stated on August 4, 2007 in a comment to a reporter.: "We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country." John McCain stated on October 8, 2007 in a campaign Web site.: "Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years." John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes." Mitt Romney stated on September 26, 2007 in a television ad.: "Took on the Olympics and turned them around" Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way." Fred Thompson stated on August 21, 2007 in article on his campaign Web site: We live in "a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally."
Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.: "Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion."
Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter": "If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term."
Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending."
Chris Dodd stated on October 3, 2007: "With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."
Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2007: "With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program."
John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'"
John McCain stated on August 4, 2007 in a comment to a reporter.: "We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."
John McCain stated on October 8, 2007 in a campaign Web site.: "Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."
John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2007 in a television ad.: "The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes."
Mitt Romney stated on September 26, 2007 in a television ad.: "Took on the Olympics and turned them around"
Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success."
Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way."
Fred Thompson stated on August 21, 2007 in article on his campaign Web site: We live in "a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally."
