Claim: Chris Cates, a Republican congressional candidate in Georgia's May 11 special election, says in a new TV ad that Congress voted to give itself a pay raise, while denying senior citizens on Social Security a cost-of-living increase. He's wrong on both counts. https://static.video.factcheck.org/vid/GatesFedUp.mp4 In "Fed Up," an ad that started running May 3, Cates gives a litany of complaints about Congress, including that it has "gold-plated health insurance" ,
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Verdict: chris cates, a republican congressional candidate in georgia's may 11 special election, says in a new tv ad that congress voted to give itself a pay raise, while denying senior citizens on social security a cost-of-living increase. he's wrong on both counts. https://static.video.factcheck.org/vid/gatesfedup.mp4 in "fed up," an ad that started running may 3, cates gives a litany of complaints about congress, including that it has "gold-plated health insurance" ,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-05-06T19:43:32