Claim: "Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."
Fact-check: Former Rep. Steve LaTourette says spending during Bush and Obama years led to the government's fiscal problems
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sabrina Eaton
Date published: 2013-03-26T00:00:00