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Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 18, 2013 a column on the party's website:
The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 26, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 22, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "has amended, delayed, or repealed 19 components of his very own (health care) law."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 6, 2013 a radio ad:
"Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 25, 2013
Michael Turner
Michael Turner
stated on April 22, 2012 a news release:
Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • September 24, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on August 23, 2013 a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus:
Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 22, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 18, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
Since 2007, "Texas has gained 440,000 people" while "Maryland has lost 20,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2013
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
stated on September 16, 2013 a press conference:
"There are more guns than there are people in the United States."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • September 19, 2013
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on September 11, 2013 a "Tampa Tribune" blog:
"We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life:
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
S.E. Cupp
S.E. Cupp
stated on September 13, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
"The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 18, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on September 12, 2013 a press release:
An average of seven children in America are killed by guns every day.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 18, 2013
John Currie
John Currie
stated on September 9, 2013 a guest blog post:
Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 12, 2013 a press conference:
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 27, 2013 a news conference.:
"I’ve never supported legislation that invades people’s choices about contraception."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 16, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview:
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2013
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on September 10, 2013 an e-mailed campaign letter:
Newark is "now home to one-third of all commercial and multi-family development."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 15, 2013
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 31, 2013 a website:
Under Mayor Angel Taveras "Providence’s bond rating was downgraded from A to BBB, two steps above junk-bond status."  
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 15, 2013
University of Oregon
University of Oregon
stated on September 3, 2013 a radio interview.:
"Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking.
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 13, 2013
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on August 29, 2013 a published commentary:
Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2013
Steve Munisteri
Steve Munisteri
stated on August 19, 2013 an interview on Austin's YNN:
There "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2013
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