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Carla Axtman
Carla Axtman
stated on November 22, 2013 an online article.:
Says in the last five years "Senate Republicans have placed a filibuster on every piece of legislation and every nominee."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 3, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on October 2, 2013 a TV interview.:
"It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget."
False
By Nancy Madsen • October 14, 2013
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on October 7, 2013 a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Mark Pryor voted for "special subsidies" for lawmakers and staff in Congress "so they’re protected from Obamacare."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2013
Campaign for Liberty - Georgia
Campaign for Liberty - Georgia
stated on August 23, 2013 a flier:
Says U.S. Rep. Tom Price is sending letters both supporting and opposing the "small-business killing Internet Tax Mandate."
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 10, 2013 a speech to the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa:
Says "President Obama just granted all of Congress an exception" to Obamacare.
False
By Becky Bowers • August 14, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on June 4, 2013 a U.S. Ways and Means hearing:
Says "Having organizations parading as being social welfare organizations and then being involved in the political combat harkens back to why the statute a hundred years ago said that they were prohibited."
False
By Janie Har • June 13, 2013
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 2, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Sherrod Brown "voted six times to raise his own pay."
False
By Tom Feran • October 29, 2012
Lou Ann Zelenik
Lou Ann Zelenik
stated on July 26, 2012 in an ongoing radio commercial.:
"Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare."
False
By Michael Collins • July 27, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C.  suburbs."
False
By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012
John Duncan
John Duncan
stated on December 1, 2011 Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:
"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."
False
By Michael Collins • February 17, 2012
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on January 20, 2012 an opinion column.:
"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2012
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