Claim: Americans United For Change, a liberal labor-funded group, has released a new ad accusing congressional Republicans of opposing "progress." The ad accuses Republicans of voting against children's health insurance, equal pay for women, economic recovery, middle-class tax cuts and a budget that would lead to "long-term prosperity." We've called this group out before for unfounded claims about the Republican agenda, but this ad sticks closer to the truth. Democrats did push through bills on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program and guaranteeing equal pay for women,
Fact-check: Congress and Progress - FactCheck.org
Verdict: americans united for change, a liberal labor-funded group, has released a new ad accusing congressional republicans of opposing "progress." the ad accuses republicans of voting against children's health insurance, equal pay for women, economic recovery, middle-class tax cuts and a budget that would lead to "long-term prosperity." we've called this group out before for unfounded claims about the republican agenda, but this ad sticks closer to the truth. democrats did push through bills on expanding the children's health insurance program and guaranteeing equal pay for women,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2009-04-24T15:32:52