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John Boccieri
John Boccieri
stated on August 18, 2010 an interview
"I don’t understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • September 13, 2010
Larry Gonzales
Larry Gonzales
stated on August 31, 2010 an e-mail to supporters
Says state Rep. Diana Maldonado of Round Rock uses Craigslist to hire campaign block walkers.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 10, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on August 31, 2010 a tweet
Says State Rep. Kristi Thibaut was an ACORN lobbyist.
True
September 9, 2010
Yvette McGee Brown
Yvette McGee Brown
stated on August 4, 2010 a speech at a candidates forum
Ohio today has the "fewest number of state employees since the Reagan administration."
True
By Reginald Fields • September 6, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 2, 2010 a press release.
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 3, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on August 23, 2010 a campaign commercial
Sharron Angle "would eliminate the Department of Education."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2010
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 26, 2010 an interview
Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 1, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign website
"Florida is 49th in per capita spending on mental health care."
True
By Amy Sherman • August 31, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 24, 2010 a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds."
True
By Stephen Koff • August 31, 2010
Michael Thurmond
Michael Thurmond
stated on April 30, 2010 his campaign website
Michael Thurmond "authored major legislation that has provided more than $250 million in tax relief to Georgia’s senior citizens and working families."
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 31, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on August 25, 2010 comments on his TV show
"The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years."
True
By Lukas Pleva • August 30, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on August 14, 2010 a speech
Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 30, 2010
Kernan
Kernan "Kerry" King
stated on August 21, 2010 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers
In Rhode Island "there are 150 different pension plans for public workers."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2010
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on June 19, 2010 a TV and Internet commercial
"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2010
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 24, 2010 a speech
"There is already a mosque four blocks away."
True
August 26, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 24, 2010 his primary victory speech.
Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 25, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on August 9, 2010 a speech
Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year.
True
August 21, 2010
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on August 10, 2010 a press release.
"U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 11, 2010 a TV ad.
"Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson
stated on August 10, 2010 a speech on the House floor.
"In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%."  
True
By Lukas Pleva • August 17, 2010
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