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Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 8, 2018
"California is 49th out of 50 in the United States in per capita housing units. Only Utah can lay claim to being lowest in per capita production."
True
By Chris Nichols • March 21, 2018
Catherine Hanaway
Catherine Hanaway
stated on March 17, 2016 a debate
"The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long."
True
By Andrew Kessel • March 31, 2016
Slice & Pint brewpub
Slice & Pint brewpub
stated on September 24, 2015 the fall menu
Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  
True
By April Hunt • October 23, 2015
Catherine Taylor
Catherine Taylor
stated on September 7, 2014 a TV interview
"Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
True
By Alex Kuffner • September 25, 2014
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 23, 2013 Conference call with reporters
The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."
True
By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on April 25, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network
Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on March 28, 2013 a press conference.
Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech at CPAC
"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2013
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
stated on October 31, 2012 a press release.
Says Delta Air Lines has "once again broken a promise they made to me and to the people of Memphis."
True
By Bartholomew Sullivan • November 25, 2012
Robert DiMuccio
Robert DiMuccio
stated on June 14, 2012 a letter to policy holders
"Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2012
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on July 10, 2012 an article
Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process.  
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 17, 2012
Bill Weimer
Bill Weimer
stated on June 26, 2012 a newspaper column
"Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year."
True
By Tom Feran • July 4, 2012
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on June 18, 2012 prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.
"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."
True
By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012
Donna Seidel
Donna Seidel
stated on November 7, 2011 a press release
A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit.  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 21, 2011
Elijah Cummings
Elijah Cummings
stated on May 24, 2011 a congressional subcommittee hearing
The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 31, 2011 a Twitter post.
"[Appalachian Power] wants another 10 percent rate increase. The compensation package for CEO Mike Morris rose 22 percent to $8.7 million in 2010."
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 19, 2011
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on April 22, 2011 a press conference
"The only segment in the beer market that is growing is the craft beer segment."
True
April 6, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telephone company will no longer have to provide landline service to customers if there is an alternative provider, including wireless.
True
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting
"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
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