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Latest Fact-Checks On John Kasich

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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 27, 2016 a television ad
"Twenty million Americans are out of work."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 29, 2012 a news conference
Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.
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By Aaron Marshall • January 7, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 2, 2012 a session with reporters
"The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements."
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By Joe Guillen • March 15, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 31, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"In this bill that I’ve just signed, we don’t cut anybody’s salary. We don’t take away their pension. And we don’t destroy their health care."
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By Joe Guillen • April 19, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech
Ohio Director of Job Creation "Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didn't keep them."
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By Mark Naymik • March 23, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 19, 2010 a CNN interview
"They tried to give us $400 million to build a high-speed train that goes 39 miles an hour."
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By Reginald Fields • December 8, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 4, 2010 a speech to lobbyists
John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else."  
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By Mark Naymik • November 15, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 14, 2010 a campaign video
"(John) Kasich was the architect who balanced the budget, cut spending, created a surplus, igniting record job creation."
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By Tom Feran • October 31, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 17, 2010 a statement to reporters
"The total number of dollars that passes through the Department of Development is like $900 million and like $650 (million) of it has nothing to do with development, which is breathtaking when you think about it."
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By Reginald Fields • September 22, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 22, 2010 a television campaign ad
"You can’t raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country."
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By Mark Naymik • September 15, 2010