Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Stimulus 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 Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2009 in a news release.: "Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days." Bobby Jindal stated on February 22, 2009 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 28, 2009 in a news release: "The House Democrats' so-called 'stimulus' has been stuffed with an astonishing $335 million to fund prevention programs of sexually transmitted diseases." John Mica stated on January 28, 2009 in a comment quoted in the Washington Post.: Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges. Mitch McConnell stated on January 4, 2009 in in a news interview: If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force."
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Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2009 in a news release.: "Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days." Bobby Jindal stated on February 22, 2009 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 28, 2009 in a news release: "The House Democrats' so-called 'stimulus' has been stuffed with an astonishing $335 million to fund prevention programs of sexually transmitted diseases." John Mica stated on January 28, 2009 in a comment quoted in the Washington Post.: Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges. Mitch McConnell stated on January 4, 2009 in in a news interview: If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force."
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2009 in a news release.: "Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days."
Bobby Jindal stated on February 22, 2009 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 28, 2009 in a news release: "The House Democrats' so-called 'stimulus' has been stuffed with an astonishing $335 million to fund prevention programs of sexually transmitted diseases."
John Mica stated on January 28, 2009 in a comment quoted in the Washington Post.: Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges.
Mitch McConnell stated on January 4, 2009 in in a news interview: If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force."
