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Bruce Hanna
Bruce Hanna
stated on March 6, 2013 a floor speech
Says, "The Democrats' proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings."
False
By Janie Har • March 23, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2013 an interview
The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."  
False
March 15, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 his State of the State speech
A "legacy of taxing and borrowing … crippled the economy we inherited two years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2013
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on February 7, 2013 a radio interview.
In Virginia "there has been a billion dollars in surplus over the last three years. The legislature has spent less than 1 percent of that on roads."
False
By Sean Gorman • February 18, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 9, 2013 an interview
"One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people" in Virginia
False
By Nancy Madsen • February 5, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on November 9, 2012 a news conference
"The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."
False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 5, 2012 a report
"If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 16, 2012
Mike White
Mike White
stated on October 23, 2012 an email to employees
Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent."
False
November 15, 2012
Clayton County Government
Clayton County Government
stated on November 2, 2012 a web post
"Clayton County offers the lowest operating millage rate in Metro Atlanta."
False
By Eric Stirgus • November 14, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on October 26, 2012 a fundraising email
"Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.
"Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 27, 2012 an interview
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget."
False
October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver
"Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 22, 2012 a campaign email
Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."
False
September 30, 2012
John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli
stated on September 19, 2012 an interview with NJToday
Says "the governor is going around the state talking about [how] we should fund an income tax cut" that benefits higher income earners and not lower income earners
False
By Erin O'Neill • September 24, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 20, 2012 a news release.
"Tim Kaine announced he wants to raise taxes on everyone."
False
By Nancy Madsen • September 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser
The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2012
Yes on 84
Yes on 84
stated on September 7, 2012 campaign material
The reason 29 states no longer have a death tax "is that the tax damaged their economic competitiveness."
False
By Janie Har • September 14, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on August 27, 2012 an op-ed in Politico
Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest."
False
By Erin O'Neill • September 2, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on August 9, 2012 a video on his campaign website
Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."
False
By Amy Sherman • August 20, 2012
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