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Ed Gillespie
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign email.:

Obamacare "cuts seniors’ Medicare."

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By Sean Gorman • September 8, 2014

Drug Free America
stated on August 20, 2014 a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial meeting:

Under a proposed medical marijuana amendment in Florida, "you don't get refills -- you get it forever."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2014

Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on August 3, 2014 an interview on "10 News Conference.":

Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 17, 2014

Ed MacDougall
stated on July 26, 2014 a radio ad:

Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "opposes the repeal of Obamacare."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • July 31, 2014

Tom Cotton
stated on July 25, 2014 campaign email:

Says Mark Pryor "continues to insist" that Obamacare is "an amazing success."

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By Lauren Carroll • July 29, 2014

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on July 22, 2014 an interview with a Las Vegas news network:

"There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange."

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By Molly O'Connor • July 24, 2014

Mitch McConnell
stated on July 17, 2014 a press release:

Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians."

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By Steve Contorno • July 23, 2014

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 30, 2014 an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival:

"A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."

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By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2014

Republican Governors Association
stated on May 29, 2014 In a television ad:

Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare

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By April Hunt • June 11, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2014 remarks at a forum:

Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014

Dave Brat
stated on May 9, 2014 a radio ad.:

Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."

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By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2014

Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on March 26, 2014 a news release.:

In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."

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By Sean Gorman • May 23, 2014

Kay Hagan
stated on April 17, 2014 a radio ad:

Says North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis "called Obamacare ‘a great idea.’ "

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2014

Michael Solomon
stated on April 3, 2014 a news release:

"Pregnant women who stand for five to six hours at a time increase their risk of pre-term pregnancy by 80 percent."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 20, 2014

Cory Gardner
stated on March 31, 2014 an interview on Fox News:

Says Mark Udall "decided Obamacare. ... He passed Obamacare with his vote."

Mostly False

By Tim Ryan • April 15, 2014

James Carville
stated on April 13, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":

The insurance risk corridors aren't going broke like Republicans predicted.

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By Jon Greenberg • April 13, 2014

Laura Ingraham
stated on April 13, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":

Obamacare is "costing 2 million jobs."

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By Katie Sanders • April 13, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on April 3, 2014 in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial:

"Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • April 9, 2014

Charles Krauthammer
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":

"If you want out of the individual mandate... all you have to do now is tick off the box that says 'hardship' and you're out."

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By Katie Sanders • April 4, 2014

Marco Rubio
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview on Fox's 'Hannity':

Says the goal of the Affordable Care Act was to get 30 million people insured, but it only got 7 million.

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • April 4, 2014

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