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Americans For New Leadership Repeats Medicare Lie In Attack On Sen. Reid
Americans for New Leadership, a 527 group founded by Tea Party activist Eric Odom, is raising money to get their "Harry Reid Is Wrong For Nevada" ad on the air. The ad accuses Reid of supporting a "$500 billion Medicare cut" that simply doesn't exist in the Affordable Care Act, and implies that Reid's support for the Recovery Act, clean energy legislation and the unpopular TARP rescue package prove that Reid is "Wrong for Nevada." In reality, Congress' response to the economic crisis pulled us back from the brink, and clean energy laws would strengthen the economy further.
August 30, 2010 6:11 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Ad Check: Chamber Of Commerce's Attack On Rep. Paul Hodes Is Deeply Dishonest
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a new campaign ad attacking Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. The ad claims that Hodes supported "a government takeover of health care" and "a job-killing energy tax," and blames the $13 trillion national debt on Hodes and the Democrats. In reality, the Affordable Care Act is not a "government takeover," the clean energy bill passed by House Democrats would create millions of American jobs, and the national debt has grown because of irresponsible policies from the Bush era.
August 30, 2010 9:22 am ET filed under Blog
For Cape Wind Opponents, Free Market Fundamentalism Replaces Coal-Funded Hot Air
August 20, 2010 12:13 pm ET filed under Blog
Koch Companies Have Received Almost $100 Million In Government Contracts
August 17, 2010 9:11 am ET filed under Fact Check
New Americans For Prosperity Ad Lies About Health Care Reform, Clean Energy Legislation
In a desperate attempt to smear Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) with lies about Democratic policies, Americans for Prosperity has issued a new ad that falsely claims that cap and trade legislation would have killed jobs and that health care reform cut Medicare. In reality, cap and trade would create jobs and health care reform not only creates jobs and cuts the deficit but also improves Medicare for America's seniors.
August 05, 2010 10:49 am ET filed under Fact Check
American Action Network Ad Smears Rep. Hodes And Clean Energy
On August 3, 2010, the American Action Network released an ad attacking Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) for supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The ad revives the false claims that the bill would dramatically increase energy costs and gas prices, and kill 2 million jobs. In reality, investing in clean energy would boost America's economy by $111 billion and create up to 1.9 million jobs.
July 14, 2010 2:53 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Burton Overstates Cost Of Clean Energy By 5000%
Last night on the House floor, Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) lied about the cost of Democrats' proposals for clean energy legislation. According to Burton, a cap-and-trade policy would "cost every family in this country about $4,000 more for utility bills." Burton is off by a factor of 50; according to estimates, the legislation passed in the House would add about $83 per year to family energy costs, or 23 cents per day. The Senate proposal would cost families $146 per year at worst, and might actually reduce family costs by $35 per year.
July 09, 2010 3:13 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Mark Kirk "Smears" Opponent Over Alleged BP Ties
July 08, 2010 1:28 pm ET filed under Blog
Sharron Angle Calls BP Escrow Account A "Slush Fund"
July 08, 2010 10:28 am ET filed under Fact Check
NRSC Site "The Real Harry Reid" Full Of Unreal Statements
In an obvious and uncreative comeback to the "Real Sharron Angle" website published by the campaign of Senator Harry Reid, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has published a site called "The Real Harry Reid." However clever the NRSC thinks it is, the information on the new site is inaccurate and misleading on Sen. Reid's plan for energy and jobs in Nevada.
July 07, 2010 3:07 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Ad Check: Rob Portman Lies About Democrats' Clean Energy Proposals
Former Rep. Rob Portman, the current GOP candidate for Senate in Ohio, is lying about Democrat-sponsored clean energy policy in a new ad. The ad parrots the main Republican talking point on energy policy: that any effort to put a price on pollution amounts to a job-killing national tax on anyone who flips a light switch. In fact, House Democrats passed a bill last year that would create millions of jobs and cost families "less than a postage stamp a day," and the American Power Act pending in the Senate would hold polluters accountable and start reducing our dependence on foreign oil. On top of Portman's lies, his ad asks voters to read his energy proposal. Unfortunately for Ohioans, the "Portman Plan on Energy" is based on bad science and full of bad policy.
July 06, 2010 11:26 am ET filed under Blog
Oil Cleanup "Falls Vastly Short Of BP's Promises"
June 28, 2010 9:49 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows — June 27, 2010
June 28, 2010 9:44 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows — June 27, 2010
On Sunday's political talk shows, Republicans were hard at work managing expectations for this week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the Elena Kagan nomination. Senators Cornyn (TX), Graham (SC) and McCain (AZ) each pushed the false notion that Kagan banned military recruiters from Harvard Law School while she was Dean there. A number of Kagan's former students have defended her against such charges, and the fact is recruiters had access to the Harvard campus and Harvard Law students throughout Kagan's tenure. Elsewhere, Sen. Graham raised the red herring of Kagan's praise for an Israeli judge as a reason to oppose her nomination, and Sen. Cornyn reiterated the tired Republican lie that clean energy legislation will kill jobs.
June 23, 2010 12:25 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Gohmert Touts Column Comparing Obama To Hitler Over Handling Of BP
June 21, 2010 5:32 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Steve King Says Barton's "Shakedown" Statement Was "Spot-On"
June 21, 2010 12:55 pm ET filed under Blog
Does Sen. Murkowski Really Understand Clean Energy Policy?
June 21, 2010 11:05 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows — June 20, 2010
June 21, 2010 10:54 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking the Sunday Shows — June 20, 2010
On Sunday, Republicans struggled to deflect attention from Rep. Joe Barton's (R-TX) ridiculous apology to BP. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ludicrously suggested that President Obama has taken so much money from BP that he is more likely than the GOP to side with Big Oil — which has given Republicans $188 million since 1990. McConnell and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) each claimed that Barton's comments are not the Republican position, but the 114-member Republican Study Committee has expressed similar concerns. Elsewhere, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) proved that she doesn't understand the basics of cap-and-trade by calling that system of economic incentives a "command-and-control type of system."
June 18, 2010 4:32 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Franks Now Says Obama Dishonestly Taking Credit for BP Escrow Fund
June 17, 2010 4:48 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Barton Apologizes For His "Misconstrued Misconstruction"
June 17, 2010 2:55 pm ET filed under Blog
Heritage Foundation Fellow: BP Hearing Is "A Public Lynching"
June 15, 2010 3:51 pm ET filed under Blog
American Power Act Lowers Energy Costs, Creates Jobs
June 12, 2010 10:39 am ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Scalise Spills False GOP Talking Points
During an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) went up against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schulz (D-FL) to discuss the energy bill. When challenged on the legislation, instead of offering real solutions that address the problems we face, Scalise spewed the standard GOP talking points that were developed to prevent Americans from achieving energy independence.
June 10, 2010 6:51 pm ET filed under Blog
What Will Rep. Sensenbrenner Do With His BP Check?
June 10, 2010 8:52 am ET filed under Blog
Susan Collins And Olympia Snowe's Big Idea For The Gulf? Pork For A Donor
June 08, 2010 9:37 am ET filed under Blog
RNC Official On Murkowski Amendment: Great Use Of An "Obscure Procedure"
June 07, 2010 12:48 pm ET filed under Blog
Alabama Mayor Can't Decide If His Beaches Are Clean
May 28, 2010 5:41 pm ET filed under Blog
Massey Energy Receives Award For Mine Safety
