FACTCHECK.ORG A PROJECT OF THE ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER 08/07/201S Fact Checking The Prime Time Republican Presidential Debate Summary The first prime-time Republican presidential debate featured the top 10 candidates, according to polling, and they twisted some facts. • Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said that "over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks ... have been wiped out" since the Dodd-Frank law was passed. Actually, the total number of commercial banks has gone down only 16 percent, continuing a longtime trend. • Businessman Donald Trump said his net worth is $10 billion, but outside estimates put the figure much lower. • Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush twice claimed that he cut taxes in the state by $19 billion. But that includes cuts in Florida estate taxes mandated by federal law that Bush had nothing to do with. • Ohio Gov. John Kasich claimed his state's Medicaid program "is growing at one of the lowest rates in the country." Ohio ranks 16th in terms of enrollment growth post-Affordable Care Act among the 30 expansion states and Washington, D.C. • Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker claimed his state "more than made up" for the job losses from the recession. That's a stretch. The state has gained 4,000 jobs since the start of the recession. • Rubio said he had never advocated exceptions for rape or incest to abortion bans, but he cosponsored a bill in 2013 that contained just such exceptions. • Boasting about his education initiatives while governor, Bush claimed that the graduation rate "improved by 50 percent." But most of the increase happened after Bush left office; the rate increased about 13 percent when he was governor. 1IPage of 7 EFTA01104859