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Jon Huntsman's $1 trillion mistake

By FactCheck.Org

FACT WATCH: Jon Huntsman makes $1 trillion mistake

Excerpts from this story referencing "Social Security":

"… Blackburn …"

"… every dollar of federal revenue will go to covering the costs of Medicare, Social Security and interest payments on our debt.That's not even close to being true, acc …"

"… rojections showed "baseline" spending in 2021. Those projections show that Social Security, Medicare and net interest payments on the debt would consume $3.08 trilli …"

"… be 18.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2021, and total spending for Social Security, Medicare and interest would total 14 percent. And since CBO's most recent …"

FACT CHECK: Does the United States "look a lot like Greece?"

By FactCheck.Org

Republican Sen. McConnell wrong in likening U.S. debt to Greek financial crisis

FACT CHECK: Twists and turns on the U.S. debt ceiling

By FactCheck.Org and Scott Blackburn

Senate GOP leader, senior House Democrat misstate debt ceiling facts

Excerpts from this story referencing "Social Security":

"… se Democrat this week made misstatements about the debt ceiling debate and Social Security.Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was incorrect when he claimed that "nobody is …"

"… D-Calif., repeated a false Democratic talking point when he claimed that "Social Security hasn't contributed 1 cent to … any of the national debt." Social Securit …"

"… ocial Security hasn't contributed 1 cent to … any of the national debt." Social Security ran a $49 billion cash deficit in 2010, contributing to the debt. And it's …"

"… enormous amount, including they’d have to defund Obamacare.”Becerra on Social SecurityBecerra, the vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, also made his cl …"

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Dueling op-eds capture Democratic, GOP views of year-old financial reform law

By Shirley Gao

Dueling op-eds by senators about financial reform law

FACT CHECK: Boehner and Obama stretch the facts

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Both Boehner and Obama indulged in manipulating the facts

FACT CHECK: Debt default 'danger' revisited

By FactCheck.Org

Debt ceiling raised at last possible minute under Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
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Fred Upton must balance devastated Michigan with cost-cutting

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

Communications, energy companies give big bucks to Upton

FACT CHECK: Biden bungles talking point on debt

By FactCheck.Org

On his trip to China, Biden quells investors by claiming U.S. owns more of overall debt than it actually does

FACT CHECK: Did Perry double Texas budget?

By FactCheck.Org

Super PAC singles out Perry for 'doubling' Texas' budget in ad, but doesn't have all the facts

Special interests woo Super Congress members with campaign cash

By Sandy Johnson and Aaron Mehta

Campaign contributions pour into Super Congress members who must trim spending by $1 trillion

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