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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 16, 2012 a speech
"Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 6, 2013
Don Pridemore
Don Pridemore
stated on December 3, 2012 a news conference
Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math."  
True
January 2, 2013
Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
stated on December 7, 2012 public remarks
"Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 26, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 1, 2012 a radio address
"Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 11, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 15, 2012 an interview
Federal law adopted "under Tommy Thompson's watch" prohibits the government from negotiating for "better prices" on prescription drugs for senior citizens
True
September 4, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 12, 2012 a television interview
Says under Wisconsin law, he cannot remove his name from the ballot for re-election to Congress.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 20, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on June 4, 2012 a speech
"Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America."
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By Dave Umhoefer • July 30, 2012
John Lehman
John Lehman
stated on July 10, 2012 a radio interview
The new 21st State Senate district was "created in secret for Van Wanggaard. It was drawn within half a block of his house."
True
By James B. Nelson • July 26, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
July 1, 2012
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on March 2, 2012 an interview
Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."
True
March 25, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 23, 2012 a radio interview
Wisconsin is called the Badger State because "our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining."
True
March 5, 2012
John Axford
John Axford
stated on February 14, 2012 a Tweet
All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.
True
By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 8, 2012 a speech announcing her candidacy
Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 19, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on February 3, 2012 an op-ed piece
As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 the State of the Union speech
"Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
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By James B. Nelson • February 1, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on January 8, 2012 a TV interview
Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.
True
January 18, 2012
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 8, 2011 a House Judiciary Committee hearing
"I've done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country."
True
December 19, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 22, 2011 a website alert
It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 2, 2011
Donna Seidel
Donna Seidel
stated on November 7, 2011 a press release
A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit.  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 21, 2011
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on November 4, 2011 remarks
Under a law proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, businesses that move into Wisconsin "don't have to pay any taxes" on their income for two years.
True
November 3, 2011
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