Claim: Pete Hoekstra, a former Michigan congressman running for Senate, falsely claims in a TV ad that President Obama's stimulus "lost 2.6 million more jobs." Since the stimulus became law on Feb. 17, 2009, the U.S. has lost about 428,000 jobs, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says job losses would have been more severe during the recession without the stimulus. Hoekstra left Congress in 2011 after running unsuccessfully for governor of Michigan in 2010.
Fact-check: Hoekstra's Baseless Jobs Claim - FactCheck.org
Verdict: pete hoekstra, a former michigan congressman running for senate, falsely claims in a tv ad that president obama's stimulus "lost 2.6 million more jobs." since the stimulus became law on feb. 17, 2009, the u.s. has lost about 428,000 jobs, and the nonpartisan congressional budget office says job losses would have been more severe during the recession without the stimulus. hoekstra left congress in 2011 after running unsuccessfully for governor of michigan in 2010.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-02-10T22:51:18