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Latest Fact-Checks In Energy

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC:
“We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.”
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By Sarah Bahari • November 14, 2023
Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell
stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet:
"Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • January 19, 2023
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter:
"The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
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By D.L. Davis • March 11, 2022
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet:
The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels."
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By Lyle Muller, Sabine Martin • October 28, 2021
Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer
stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony:
“Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”
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By Brandon Mulder • March 5, 2021
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet:
“Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”
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By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2021
American Automobile Association
American Automobile Association
stated on April 27, 2020 in a news report:
“New York is one of only 12 states where the average gallon of gas costs more than $2.00.”
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By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey • May 8, 2020
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release:
"About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana."
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By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • October 10, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on November 15, 2018 in a tweet:
The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."
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By Kristen Mohammadi, Lili Zecevic • December 6, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 23, 2018 in a news release:
"Black lung cases are at a 25-year high."
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By Douglas Soule • October 23, 2018
Roman McAllen
Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention:
"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on February 2, 2017 in a Senate floor speech:
Says ExxonMobil "fought to kill" a rule requiring oil and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments.
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By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception:
"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2016
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan:
"Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history."
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By Joshua Gillin • October 2, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech.:
"America produces more oil and gas than any other nation in the world."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address:
"America is No. 1 one in oil and gas."  
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 21, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’:
A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."
True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:
"January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 12, 2015
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia."  
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By Lauren Carroll • January 4, 2015
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie:
Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
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By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014
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