Latest 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 Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama. Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses" Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent." 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." Eric Cantor stated on July 8, 2009 in a PBS interview.: "We were promised. The president said we would keep unemployment under 8.5 percent (if the stimulus passed)." John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government." John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In Wisconsin, the stimulus paid for a bridge to a bar called Rusty's Backwater Saloon. They've got great burgers, but no new jobs." Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska." Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups." John Boehner stated on June 8, 2009 in a press release.: Says Vice President Joe Biden "admits that the American people are being scammed" with the economic stimulus package. Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system." Americans United for Change stated on March 9, 2009 in a cable TV ad: Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans." Bobby Jindal stated on February 24, 2009 in the Republican response to Obama's speech to Congress: The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland." Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history." Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy." 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." Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019." Mike Pence stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.: The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco." Jim DeMint stated on February 5, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study." Michael Steele stated on January 31, 2009 in a speech to House Republicans: "You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state, local, or otherwise — has never created one job." Pat Roberts stated on February 5, 2009 in remarks made in the Senate: The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that only 15 percent of this stimulus package will be spent in 2009" and only 37 percent in 2010. Barack Obama stated on February 3, 2009 in interview with CBS News: On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package." Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs." Robert Gibbs stated on February 2, 2009 in a comment at the daily White House press briefing.: "There are no earmarks" in the stimulus bill. Jon Kyl stated on February 1, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.: The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines." Mitch McConnell stated on February 1, 2009 in appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2009 in a news conference: "There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy."
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Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama. Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses" Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent." 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." Eric Cantor stated on July 8, 2009 in a PBS interview.: "We were promised. The president said we would keep unemployment under 8.5 percent (if the stimulus passed)." John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government." John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In Wisconsin, the stimulus paid for a bridge to a bar called Rusty's Backwater Saloon. They've got great burgers, but no new jobs." Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska." Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups." John Boehner stated on June 8, 2009 in a press release.: Says Vice President Joe Biden "admits that the American people are being scammed" with the economic stimulus package. Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system." Americans United for Change stated on March 9, 2009 in a cable TV ad: Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans." Bobby Jindal stated on February 24, 2009 in the Republican response to Obama's speech to Congress: The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland." Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history." Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy." 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." Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019." Mike Pence stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.: The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco." Jim DeMint stated on February 5, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study." Michael Steele stated on January 31, 2009 in a speech to House Republicans: "You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state, local, or otherwise — has never created one job." Pat Roberts stated on February 5, 2009 in remarks made in the Senate: The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that only 15 percent of this stimulus package will be spent in 2009" and only 37 percent in 2010. Barack Obama stated on February 3, 2009 in interview with CBS News: On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package." Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs." Robert Gibbs stated on February 2, 2009 in a comment at the daily White House press briefing.: "There are no earmarks" in the stimulus bill. Jon Kyl stated on February 1, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.: The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines." Mitch McConnell stated on February 1, 2009 in appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2009 in a news conference: "There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy."
Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama.
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.
Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
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."
Eric Cantor stated on July 8, 2009 in a PBS interview.: "We were promised. The president said we would keep unemployment under 8.5 percent (if the stimulus passed)."
John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government."
John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In Wisconsin, the stimulus paid for a bridge to a bar called Rusty's Backwater Saloon. They've got great burgers, but no new jobs."
Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups."
John Boehner stated on June 8, 2009 in a press release.: Says Vice President Joe Biden "admits that the American people are being scammed" with the economic stimulus package.
Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."
Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession."
Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
Americans United for Change stated on March 9, 2009 in a cable TV ad: Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans."
Bobby Jindal stated on February 24, 2009 in the Republican response to Obama's speech to Congress: The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland."
Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."
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."
Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."
Mike Pence stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.: The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco."
Jim DeMint stated on February 5, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
Michael Steele stated on January 31, 2009 in a speech to House Republicans: "You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state, local, or otherwise — has never created one job."
Pat Roberts stated on February 5, 2009 in remarks made in the Senate: The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that only 15 percent of this stimulus package will be spent in 2009" and only 37 percent in 2010.
Barack Obama stated on February 3, 2009 in interview with CBS News: On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package."
Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs."
Robert Gibbs stated on February 2, 2009 in a comment at the daily White House press briefing.: "There are no earmarks" in the stimulus bill.
Jon Kyl stated on February 1, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.: The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines."
Mitch McConnell stated on February 1, 2009 in appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion."
Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2009 in a news conference: "There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy."
