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Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on December 13, 2011 a press release.:
"If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 5, 2011 the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas:
Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 9, 2011
David Frum
David Frum
stated on November 28, 2011 a New York magazine article.:
"Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 2, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 22, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 31, 2011 a television ad:
"We cut a record $15 billion from our state budget."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 14, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on October 20, 2011 an opinion column.:
"The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 9, 2011
H204TEXAS PAC
H204TEXAS PAC
stated on October 24, 2011 an email blast.:
Proposition 2 on November’s Texas ballot "does not cost state taxpayers any money."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 3, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 29, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 26, 2011 a press release.:
Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 27, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 26, 2011 a television ad:
"In Texas, we created over 1 million new jobs while the rest of the nation lost over 2 million."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 26, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release:
"During Sherrod Brown’s past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 24, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 18, 2011 an online video:
"Our president has labeled Americans as soft."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 23, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 a campaign video.:
Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 20, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 14, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 4, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 29, 2011 a television interview:
Says the private sector in Texas created 1 million jobs over the past decade.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 30, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 22, 2011 newspaper article:
Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • September 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 16, 2011 answer to questions.:
Says he did not support the October 2008 legislation to rescue Wall Street firms.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 21, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 7, 2011 a Republican presidential debate.:
"When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2011
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