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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on August 6, 2011 a television interview
Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 1, 2011
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on July 18, 2011 a tweet on Twitter
"#Business formation is still on the rise in Ohio! So far in 2011 we’ve assisted w/ 44,443 new business filings." 
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2011
Jeff Tittel
Jeff Tittel
stated on June 13, 2011 testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee
"One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs."
False
By Erin O'Neill • July 4, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 27, 2011 an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"If you look at our tax mix, the share of corporate revenues as a percentage of our overall revenue mix has declined by about half over the last 30 years."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • July 2, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 a speech.
"The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 26, 2011 a YouTube video
"When I became president and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, it was supposed to go bankrupt . . . We turned it around with common-sense business principles."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 10, 2011
Sergio Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne
stated on May 24, 2011 a press release
"Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise."
Half-True
May 26, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on April 18, 2011 a news release and report
"Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 11, 2011
Dan Boren
Dan Boren
stated on April 27, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 6, 2011 a radio interview
General Electric "hasn't really created any jobs in this country, doesn't  pay any taxes, and they're making historic profits."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • April 20, 2011
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 10, 2011 a news release.
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 11, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 a “Wall Street Journal” op-ed
"Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • April 4, 2011
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on March 1, 2011 an interview on C-SPAN
"There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • March 15, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 25, 2011 a Texas Tribune article.
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on March 2, 2011 a television ad
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on February 20, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
"The (Wisconsin) governor has proposed tax giveaways to corporations."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 22, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on February 11, 2011 an interview
The United States is "the only developed country in the world that has not cut its corporate tax rate."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • February 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 7, 2011 a speech to the Chamber of Commerce
"Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets."
Mostly True
February 10, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 25, 2011 the State of the Union address
The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 25, 2011 the State of the Union address
"Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."  
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2011
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