Claim: In the Ohio Senate race, Democrat Lee Fisher's first TV ad of the fall campaign misrepresents Republican Rob Portman's years in the Bush administration: The ad is wrong when it says Portman, as President George W. Bush's "trade czar," was responsible for "sending 100,000 Ohio jobs overseas." The 100,000 lost jobs occurred over six years, from 2001 to 2007, but Portman was U.S. trade representative for only one year, from May 2005 to May 2006.
Fact-check: Bush Years Revisited in Ohio Senate Race - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in the ohio senate race, democrat lee fisher's first tv ad of the fall campaign misrepresents republican rob portman's years in the bush administration: the ad is wrong when it says portman, as president george w. bush's "trade czar," was responsible for "sending 100,000 ohio jobs overseas." the 100,000 lost jobs occurred over six years, from 2001 to 2007, but portman was u.s. trade representative for only one year, from may 2005 to may 2006.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-09-10T21:26:37