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Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on December 30, 2009 a conference call
"I haven't missed a vote since 1993."
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By Catharine Richert • January 6, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 5, 2010 a written statement
"President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 5, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on December 18, 2009 an e-mail to supporters from campaign manager Eric Eikenberg
Charlie Crist broke the quarter "record for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race in Florida."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 21, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on December 9, 2009 an op-ed in the 'Washington Post'
"President Obama's proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions," but China and India will still be allowed to increase their emissions.
True
By Catharine Richert • December 11, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on December 1, 2009 a floor speech
The Senate health care bill does not contain limits on medical malpractice lawsuits.
True
By Catharine Richert • December 2, 2009
Mike Enzi
Mike Enzi
stated on November 19, 2009 a press release
The Senate health care bill "would leave 24 million people without insurance coverage."
True
November 20, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 19, 2009 a widely circulated e-mail
Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
True
November 20, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 her book "Going Rogue"
Obama has admitted a cap and trade plan would cause electricity bills to "skyrocket."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • November 17, 2009
Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
stated on November 10, 2009 an interview on "Morning Joe"
The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 12, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 9, 2009 his Fox News program
"Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"
True
November 12, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 2, 2009 a comment on his television show
Guantanamo Bay detainees will get the H1N1 vaccine.
True
By Catharine Richert • November 11, 2009
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on November 9, 2009 an alert to members
"President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 6, 2009 remarks from the White House
"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth."
True
November 9, 2009
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 25, 2009 an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous."
A "fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million," will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 26, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on October 22, 2009 the daily White House press conference
A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
True
October 23, 2009
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on October 21, 2009 a speech to the Center for Security Policy
The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2009
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Nancy-Ann DeParle
stated on October 12, 2009 an interview on "The NewsHour"
A report by the health insurance industry "ignores some of the key policies that are part of the Senate Finance Committee bill."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 13, 2009
Carl Levin
Carl Levin
stated on October 11, 2009 an appearance on 'Meet the Press'
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
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By Catharine Richert • October 12, 2009
Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call
Health care premiums for consumers have doubled since 2001.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 28, 2009 a Web ad
Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2009
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