Claim: "I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care."
Fact-check: Barbara Buono claims she cut $4.5B in spending while chairing Senate budget panel
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Caryn Shinske
Date published: 2012-12-20T00:00:00