Tag Archives: Richard Durbin

Durbin (Again) Denies Social Security’s Red Ink

Posted on November 28, 2012

Sen. Richard Durbin says that “Social Security does not add one penny to our debt.” That’s false. It was wrong 21 months ago, when Durbin said it once before, and it’s even more off the mark now. The federal government for the first time in its history had to borrow …
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Tax Cuts, Social Security and Health Care

Posted on December 10, 2010

In episode 40 of our podcast, we tell you about President Obama’s false assertion about Social Security, wrong claims about the Bush tax cuts from both parties and yet another Internet rumor about the health care law. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode40.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, see: Obama’s Social …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on December 6, 2010

Almost all of the misinformation coming from politicians on the Sunday shows this week had to do with the expiring Bush tax cuts, which Congress is expected to vote on this week. Coming in second was the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy for gay servicemembers — we’ll post Tuesday …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on November 1, 2010

This weekend, the Sunday talkfests were dominated by predictions of how the makeup of the Senate and House might change after Tuesday’s elections. Halloween or not, clairvoyance isn’t a skill set we’ve mastered. We’re happy to wait for the actual results. Meanwhile, we highlight a few misleading, non-predictive comments from …
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