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John Barrasso

U.S. senator. 5 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2021. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact16 Nov 2021United StatesEconomy and jobs
John Barrasso, U.S. Senator, R-Wyo.

“Under the Democrats’ Build Back Better bill, “the experts are telling us that 30% of middle class Americans will end up paying higher taxes” while giving “a tax break to two-thirds of the millionaires in America.”

PolitiFact rated this: Needs context

PolitiFact says: The impact would be small in dollar and percentage terms, and they would result from the murky, indirect impact of a corporate tax hike, not a direct tax visible on a return or paystub.

Checked by FactCheck.org17 Jun 2021United StatesPolitics and government
John Barrasso, U.S. senator

“Joe Biden will never veto a bill. He’ll go down in history as a president who has never vetoed a bill, cause he will sign whatever Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi put on his desk. ... They’re running the show.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Lacks Context

FactCheck.org says: When presidents enjoy a unified government, meaning the same party controls the House, Senate and White House, they rarely veto legislation.

Checked by PolitiFact19 Mar 2021United StatesPolitics and government
John Barrasso, U.S. Senator, R-Wyo.

“The relief bill signed by President Joe Biden "punished the states that opened earlier, and it rewarded the states that stayed closed the longest.”

PolitiFact rated this: Linkage isn't perfect

PolitiFact says: Experts say that no method for targeting aid to the states is perfect; each has pluses and minuses. Preliminary academic research shows that government policies on reopening had only a modest impact on unemployment.