“It’s paid for," referring to the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill.”
Rob Portman
U.S. senator. press conference. Claim dated 28 Jul 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisExperts Disagree
What FactCheck.org found
A budget watchdog group says the bill only pays for about half of the $548 billion in new spending, mainly because it counts savings that have already occurred.
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In short
Rob Portman (U.S. senator) made this claim around 28 July 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 August 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “Experts Disagree”.
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