Latest Fact-Checks In Oil Spill

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Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 11, 2012 in a TV attack ad:
Says Connie Mack "is protecting Chevron oil from a multi-billion dollar lawsuit over pollution of rivers and rainforests."
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October 18, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on April 10, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says oil "production's down where Obama's in charge."
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By Becky Bowers • April 13, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 8, 2012 in a press release:
The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast."
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By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference:
"Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference:
"For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed."
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March 15, 2011
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial:
Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
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By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2010
Carol Browner
Carol Browner
stated on August 4, 2010 in NBC's "Today Show.":
"More than three-quarters of the oil is gone."
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August 16, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 26, 2010 in a mailer:
Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation."
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By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News:
It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
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By Alex Holt • June 29, 2010
Florida Conservation Alliance
Florida Conservation Alliance
stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial:
"Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial:
"Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
stated on June 7, 2010 in :
"In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 24, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate:
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech:
"The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."
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By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office:
"I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling."
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June 16, 2010
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee:
"Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2010
VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on May 26, 2010 in a TV ad:
The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half."
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June 3, 2010
Scott Maddox
Scott Maddox
stated on May 25, 2010 in email to supporters:
After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started."
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By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on April 29, 2010 in an interview on CNN.:
"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 30, 2010