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Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on June 25, 2013 a Senate floor speech:
Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2013
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview:
A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 28, 2013
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on May 8, 2013 a press conference:
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 19, 2013
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on May 21, 2013 an interview:
Corporate tax holidays pushed by Presidents John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush brought "billions" of dollars back into the United States.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 18, 2013
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on June 11, 2013 an op-ed:
"More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2013 a television interview:
"Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 9, 2013
13th District GOP slate
13th District GOP slate
stated on May 31, 2013 A primary election campaign mailer:
"New Jersey’s once-broken pension system is now solvent."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 9, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2013 remarks in the White House Rose Garden:
"My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on May 17, 2013 an op-ed:
"The violent crime rate in America is the same as it was in 1968, yet our prison system has grown by over 500 percent."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 7, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College:
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 21, 2013 a Wall Street Journal interview:
"We cut taxes 24 times."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 3, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 22, 2013 A gubernatorial campaign television ad:
"Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2  billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • June 2, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference":
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith
stated on May 6, 2013 a newspaper article:
The federal government could save $500 million annually by circulating $1 coins instead of $1 bills.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 31, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.:
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Bryan Long
Bryan Long
stated on April 24, 2013 a panel discussion:
Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 29, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on May 22, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign television ad:
"To hear Gov. Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of the worst jobless rates in the country. Working and middle class families have seen costs soar, from property taxes to college tuition."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • May 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 23, 2013 a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.:
Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2013 a speech:
The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 24, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 6, 2013 video remarks to the Family Research Council:
Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 22, 2013
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