copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." (Barack Obama, 2020-04-14)
Evidence (2020-08-03): The incident illustrates one of the reasons that Biden has proved such an elusive target. Despite embracing an agenda that is further to the left than that of any Democratic nominee in decades, he’s avoided the specific policy proposals and catchphrases that Republicans find easiest to attack. As a result, he appears more centrist than he actually is. In Biden, Democrats have a nominee who is promising FDR-style change, yet is avoiding the political backlash that an ambitious progressive agenda often brings. [...] The other reason voters perceive Biden as moderate is that on issue after issue, he’s adopted policies that are strikingly progressive while stopping just shy of the specific formulations that might leave him vulnerable to Republican attack. On criminal justice, for instance, Biden has proposed abolishing cash bail and mandatory minimum sentences, and creating a national roster of police officers who abuse their position—all policies that place him to the left of the 2016 Democratic platform. But, to Trump’s dismay, he hasn’t proposed defunding the police. [...] By repeatedly stopping short of the left’s most ambitious—and most politically incendiary—proposals, Biden has created an agenda that is less progressive than Sanders’s or Warren’s would have been. (On foreign policy, the contrast between Biden and Sanders is even greater.) But as Waleed Shahid, the communications director for Justice Democrats, told Vox’s Matthew Yglesias, Biden is still running on "the most progressive platform of any Democratic nominee in the modern history of the party."
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-01): For the better part of three decades, lawmakers have been unable to use 12 "regular order" appropriations bills to enact federal spending. Instead, Congress has lurched regularly from temporary bills to massive "omnibus" measures. In congressional terminology, a "continuing resolution" refers to a short-term spending bill at existing funding levels. An "omnibus spending bill" is one that extends most or all of government funding, rather than being passed in 12 separate bills that each cover a limited range of federal departments. Blaming the nation’s debt on the lack of following standard appropriations procedures is an exaggeration. Only about one-quarter of federal spending is approved through the annual appropriations process; about three-quarters of spending runs on autopilot, including entitlements and interest payments.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-11-15): More Republicans voted against today's CR than the last one [...] House Democratic leaders come out in support of CR [...] Conservatives don't like the CR, but most like Johnson
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (1997-10-01): Except for that brief flirtation with turning our health care system over to federal control in 1993, the days of big new government regulations appear to be over. Reasonable, minimal government regulation is a key element in any recipe for economic prosperity. [...] Our economic base is worth tens of trillions of dollars and is still growing. Our stock of factories and homes, of schools and roads and every other kind of tangible asset you can think of has increased tremendously. Our intellectual capital has increased perhaps even more, especially in such critical areas as computer technology and software. [...] As President Reagan once said, "You ain't seen nothing yet."
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-09-21): Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week" "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." Mike Pence stated on August 23, 2023 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee "I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives." TikTok posts stated on June 22, 2023 in a post A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records. Load more [...] Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week" "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2002-10-01): However, in the 1990s we began to test our luck, not to mention that of the countries we told to follow our example, and we continue to test that luck. We have put ourselves deep in debt, not to finance productive investments but, rather, to finance wasteful projects: in the 1980s empty office buildings; in the 1990s fiber-optic systems that will not see light for years, and software that has interfered with business productivity rather than enhancing it; today a tax cut that disproportionately benefits the rich, fueling a consumption extravaganza that, though it may have prevented a greater slowdown, has not provided the foundations for future economic growth. It is still not clear how much of the private so-called investment of the 1990s was sheer waste; but even if we consider that only a fraction of the erosion in stock values is attributable to bad investments, the figure must be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2015-09-28): Global Economic and Financial Developments in the 1990s and Implications for Monetary Policy -- Address by Flemming Larsen Deputy Director of Research [...] The 1990s have seen great achievements for global policy makers but also a number of new challenges associated with significant changes in the working of the global economy and in the nature of international economic and financial linkages. Among the achievements the reestablishment of broad price stability in the industrial countries stands out as a particularly remarkable accomplishment and there has also been impressive progress in fiscal consolidation in many countries. But as we have seen, however necessary these two conditions are for safeguarding reasonably robust and stable economic growth, they are clearly not sufficient. Eliminating fiscal and monetary policy shortcomings addresses the source of some macroeconomic disturbances but certainly not all. Indeed, it is now generally accepted that the private sectors' decisions—even when they are taken in the context of well functioning and undistorted markets—can result in booms and busts.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Since 1949, the People's republic of China has been governed by the Chinese Communist Party. [...] During the Tokugawa period, the Japanese formed a culture where in many contexts there was a single, correct way of doing things. [...] Quizlet Plus for teachers
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-05): Lawmakers have resorted to continuing resolutions and omnibus bills for the better part of three decades. But Gaetz is wrong to point to such practices as the primary driver of the federal debt because most federal spending does not even pass through the annual appropriations process. [...] So, although the continuing resolutions and omnibus bills Gaetz cited have produced some of the nation’s federal debt by increasing discretionary spending, they are not the primary reason "we're $33 trillion in debt." Collectively, entitlements and interest — which have nothing to do with continuing resolutions and omnibus bills — account for the lion’s share. [...] "While the broken budgeting situation makes it harder to scrutinize all spending and offer amendments, it is hardly why we’re $33 trillion in debt," Ellis said.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-03): Lawmakers have resorted to continuing resolutions and omnibus bills for the better part of three decades. But Gaetz is wrong to point to such practices as the primary driver of the federal debt because most federal spending does not even pass through the annual appropriations process. [...] So although the continuing resolutions and omnibus bills Gaetz cited have produced some of the nation’s federal debt by increasing the amount of discretionary spending, they are not the primary reason "why we're $33 trillion in debt." Collectively, entitlements and interest — which have nothing to do with continuing resolutions and omnibus bills — account for the lion’s share. [...] "While the broken budgeting situation makes it harder to scrutinize all spending and offer amendments, it is hardly why we’re $33 trillion in debt," Ellis said.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-07-30): Stand up for the facts! Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-01): Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. [...] In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-09-13): Continuing resolutions keep the government functioning but permit the appropriations process to drag out for weeks or months past its theoretical deadline. Between fiscal 1998 and 2023, there have been an average of 113 days – or almost four months – between the start of each fiscal year and the date that year’s final spending bill became law. In the most extreme case, the final spending bill for fiscal 2017 didn’t become law until May 2017, more than seven months into the fiscal year. Rather than pass individual spending bills as envisioned in the 1974 budget law, Congress has increasingly resolved its annual spending disputes by using omnibus bills – which bundle several appropriations measures into a single, giant law – or full-year continuing resolutions. The first such omnibus measure was passed in 1950 as a one-off experiment, and the tactic was used a couple of times in the mid-1980s. However, omnibus bills have become much more frequent in the past two decades. In all but two fiscal years since 2007, in fact, all or nearly all of the regular appropriations bills were combined into such after-deadline package deals.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2022-12-20): President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.7 trillion yearlong federal government spending package on Thursday, after the House and Senate passed it last week. [...] Congress originally passed a continuing resolution on September 30 to temporarily fund the government in fiscal year 2023, which began October 1. [...] CNN’s Jeanne Sahadi, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett contributed to this report.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2022-10-21): Here we look at why the country has such a high turnover of governments. [...] As a result of the crisis, all major parties were effectively dismantled by the mid-1990s, concluding Italy’s so-called "First Republic". [...] At the time of writing, the country has been governed by 67 cabinets since World War II, including a further two prior to the country becoming a republic.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-03): Lawmakers have resorted to continuing resolutions and omnibus bills for the better part of three decades. But Gaetz is wrong to point to such practices as the primary driver of the federal debt because most federal spending does not even pass through the annual appropriations process. [...] So although the continuing resolutions and omnibus bills Gaetz cited have produced some of the nation’s federal debt by increasing the amount of discretionary spending, they are not the primary reason "why we’re $33 trillion in debt." Collectively, entitlements and interest — which have nothing to do with continuing resolutions and omnibus bills — account for the lion’s share. [...] "While the broken budgeting situation makes it harder to scrutinize all spending and offer amendments, it is hardly why we’re $33 trillion in debt," Ellis said.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-01): Lawmakers have resorted to continuing resolutions and omnibus bills for the better part of three decades. But Gaetz is wrong to point to such practices as the primary driver of the federal debt because most federal spending does not even pass through the annual appropriations process. [...] So, although the continuing resolutions and omnibus bills Gaetz cited have produced some of the nation’s federal debt by increasing discretionary spending, they are not the primary reason "why we're $33 trillion in debt." Collectively, entitlements and interest — which have nothing to do with continuing resolutions and omnibus bills — account for the lion’s share. [...] "While the broken budgeting situation makes it harder to scrutinize all spending and offer amendments, it is hardly why we’re $33 trillion in debt," Ellis said.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-10-02): REP. MATT GAETZ, (R) FLORIDA: Kevin McCarthy is going to get his wish. I don’t think the adult in the room would allow America to sit atop a $33 trillion debt facing $2.2 trillion annual deficits. I don’t think the adult in the room would allow $8 trillion of this debt to come into refinancing at a higher level without serious spending cuts. And I don't think the adult in the room would lie to House conservatives. And that is exactly what Kevin McCarthy did. [...] I do not believe that we will ever reduce spending if the manner of negotiation is just, what is the condition or the ornament that we're going to hang on to a continuing resolution. Since the mid-90s this government has been ruled by continuing resolution or omnibus bill. That's why we're $33 trillion in debt. [...] Joe Biden and his administration increased spending by over $5 trillion in just two years. And as Matt pointed out, our national debt is $33 trillion. It's unsustainable.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2020-02-11): KRISTEN BRENGEL, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, NATIONAL [...] They just move things on their own and move money around on their own, and we are trying to put a stop to that because we want the law to be followed. And when we appropriate money in certain accounts, especially in Indian Country, we expect that that is where it is going to go after hearing from their testimony. So thank you for that, and as I had mentioned earlier, one of the reasons why I like doing this at this time early is so that when the Administration is before us and defending the President's budget, we can pass on your questions, concerns, and comments. [...] Mr. Azure [continuing]. Which led to the destruction of lives, families, and, in the end, compromised the very foundation of our community and our future. However, since
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2022-09-23): - Predominately minorities and older individuals; [...] - Based on scientific modeling from public health experts;
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2023-07-17): For additional information, please visit the SIF website.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2021-11-22): Question No. 2461—Mr. Garnett Genuis: [...] Mr. Anthony Housefather (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, information regarding the refocusing government spending initiative and planned spending reallocations that will be implemented in 2024–25, 2025–26, and 2026–27, can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/planned-government-spending/government-expenditure-plan-main-estimates/2024-25-estimates/refocusing-government-spending.html
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2021-06-11): William J. Lynn III [...] General George W. Casey, Jr. (Ret.) [...] Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-10-06): Clinton said with a grin. [...] Hazel E. Edwards, a GAO director, told a [...] Clinton said at a news conference.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2009-08-10): These sentiments were echoed by Martin Baily, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, and former Chairman of the [...] (Testimony of Mr. Paul Schott Stevens). [...] (Testimony of Ms. Barbara Roper).
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-09-19): Since the 1990s, migration control at the border... [...] Omnibus appropriations acts have become a significant feature of the legislative process in recent years as Congress and the President have used them more frequently to bring action on the regular appropriations cycle to a close. Following a discussion of pertinent background information, this report reviews the recent enactment of such measures and briefly addresses several issues raised by their use. [...] Continuing appropriations acts, often known as continuing resolutions (CRs), have been a component of the annual appropriations process for decades. When Congress and the President do not reach final decisions about one or more regular appropriations acts by the beginning of the federal fiscal year, October 1, they often enact a CR. Two general types of CRs are used. An "interim" CR provides agencies with stopgap funding for a period of time until final appropriations decisions are made, or until enactment of another interim CR. A "full-year" CR provides final funding amounts for the...
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-09-09): On Saturday, after months of political posturing, President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) announced that they had agreed to negotiated terms lifting the $31.4 trillion debt limit for two years through January 1, 2025, including spending caps for Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 and 2025. Both President Biden and Speaker McCarthy expect the deal to avert a US government default to pass. [...] Congress will continue working to address the $31.4 trillion debt limit with time winding down to take action to avoid default. [...] This week, both chambers return to session. Lawmakers will focus on addressing the $31.4 trillion debt limit as time is quickly running out for Congress to take action prior to a default from occurring.
Claim: "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." (Matt Gaetz, 2023-10-01)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Since the mid-1990s, new technologies have emerged that allow people to interact and share information through the Internet. Often called "social media," these platforms enable people to connect in ways that were non-existent, or widely unavailable 15 years ago. Examples of social media include blogs, chat rooms, discussion forums, wikis, YouTube channels, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Social media can be accessed by computers, tablets, smart and cellular telephones, and mobile telephone text messaging (SMS). [...] The United States has been free of a national debt for only two years, 1834 and 1835. In its first year, 1790, the country faced a debt of $75 million. From FY1998 to FY2001, the federal government ran budget surpluses. Since then, the budget has returned to deficit, and the debt had risen to $7.5 trillion by 2009. It rose to a high of 108.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of World War II; declined to a post-World War II low of 23.8% of GDP in 1974; and, then, rose to another high of 49.5% of GDP in 1993. [...] Problems since 1990 with the rail delivery of coal.