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Juan Hernández
Juan Hernández
stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post:
Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • December 12, 2012
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.:
Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 10, 2012
Ken Detzner
Ken Detzner
stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview:
November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • December 7, 2012
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column:
Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
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By Katie Sanders • December 6, 2012
Dan Micciche
Dan Micciche
stated on November 4, 2012 in an opinion article in the Dallas Morning News.:
"The poverty level in" the Dallas school district "is one of the highest in the country, higher than New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Newark."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2012
Sandy Pasch
Sandy Pasch
stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address:
Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election  
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says "the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since" 1964.
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By Bill Wichert • December 3, 2012
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
stated on November 9, 2012 in a web post:
A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2012
Steve Acenbrak
Steve Acenbrak
stated on November 11, 2012 in an article:
"When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 27, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on November 14, 2012 in a speech:
"For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • November 26, 2012
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on November 2, 2012 in a news release:
Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10 years."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • November 26, 2012
Paul Levesque
Paul Levesque
stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview on NYPost.com:
"We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 22, 2012
Big Gamble NJ
Big Gamble NJ
stated on November 13, 2012 in a website:
"In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 19, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News:
Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • November 18, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on October 26, 2012 in an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record":
"Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • November 15, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview:
When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2012
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on October 11, 2012 in a newspaper article :
Half the lottery directors across the country had not run a lottery before they were hired.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • November 13, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview:
"Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 12, 2012
Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.:
"Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 9, 2012
Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
stated on October 16, 2012 in an article:
"The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • November 5, 2012
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