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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on Fox News
"Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2012
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
stated on August 6, 2012 a mailer
Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on August 8, 2012 campaign website statements
Says he never voted for a "tax increase."
False
August 8, 2012
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on July 26, 2012 a taped debate on "State of the State"
The Congressional Budget Office "has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 10, 2012 an interview
"Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
False
July 25, 2012
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on July 18, 2012 an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Says President Barack Obama "has not raised taxes."
False
By Erin O'Neill • July 22, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on July 15, 2012 an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”
Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million.
False
By Bill Wichert • July 18, 2012
Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy
stated on July 11, 2012 a discussion on "Fox & Friends"
"If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on July 11, 2012 an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
"We are not producing jobs. We created 80,000 jobs last month. We don't talk about the jobs that we lost. The net of it all is that we lost jobs."
False
By Erin O'Neill • July 15, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on June 28, 2012 a radio interview
The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 22, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.
"I've never supported a payroll tax."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2012 on the Internet
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
Clackamas County Democrats
Clackamas County Democrats
stated on June 22, 2012 a campaign press release
Says Clackamas County Measure 3-401 "will hurt our county, cripple economic growth, and increase our taxes with excessive special elections." 
False
By Janie Har • July 5, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on June 28, 2012 a fundraising letter
President Obama’s health-care law will "add trillions of dollars in debt."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 13, 2012 a blog post
The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action."
False
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • June 18, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 5, 2012 an interview
Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent."
False
June 17, 2012
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on May 25, 2012 campaign mail
Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."
False
May 31, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 8, 2012 a video statement
Democrats plan to keep student loan interest rates low  "by raising taxes on small businesses, very small businesses … the kinds of small businesses that give jobs to graduates."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 11, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 a song/speech
Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on April 17, 2012 a news conference
Says the oil industry subsidies that President Barack Obama is attacking don’t exist
False
By Sabrina Eaton • May 4, 2012
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