Claim: At least five freshman Democratic House members are running ads claiming they voted against the bank "bailout," when in fact none was in Congress when the bill setting up the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, was enacted. Mary Jo Kilroy says she "voted against the bank bailout." Kathy Dahlkemper says she voted "against a bailout that helped Wall Street." Frank Kratovil claims to have cast his vote in opposition to "the big bank bailout."
Fact-check: Democratic Bailout Baloney - FactCheck.org
Verdict: at least five freshman democratic house members are running ads claiming they voted against the bank "bailout," when in fact none was in congress when the bill setting up the troubled asset relief program, or tarp, was enacted. mary jo kilroy says she "voted against the bank bailout." kathy dahlkemper says she voted "against a bailout that helped wall street." frank kratovil claims to have cast his vote in opposition to "the big bank bailout."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-09-03T15:41:41