Latest Fact-Checks In Oil Spill

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Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh:
The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America."
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By Dan Clark • April 16, 2017
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.:
Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."
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By Becky Bowers • January 24, 2012
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration.
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June 3, 2011
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.:
Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General."
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 15, 2010
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Alexi Giannoulias' top aide was a longtime BP lobbyist."
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July 8, 2010
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network:
"We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2010
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter:
The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill.
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 16, 2010
James Carville
James Carville
stated on June 8, 2010 in a fundraising letter:
Alex Sink was "the first official who said that BP should pay $25 million for an ad campaign to promote Florida tourism."
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By Amy Sherman • June 16, 2010
Lamar McKay
Lamar McKay
stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week':
A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 2, 2010