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Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 4, 2011 a campaign fundraising email
"During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 23, 2011
Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman
stated on September 19, 2011 an interview on NJTV
"The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 17, 2011
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on September 20, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
"Since 1995, the top 400 wealthiest families have seen their incomes go up 400 percent and their tax rates go down 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on August 13, 2011 a newspaper column
"Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 13, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2011 a Labor Day speech in Detroit
A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on August 3, 2011 letter to a constituent
Says allowing the payroll tax holiday to expire would end up "costing another estimated 900,000 jobs in 2012."
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • August 19, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on August 1, 2011 a press release
Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 15, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 11, 2011 the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
"We created a flat tax in the state of Utah."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on July 18, 2011 a television ad
"When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 1, 2011 a message on Twitter
"There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor • August 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 15, 2011 a press conference
"Eighty percent of the American people support an approach (to federal budget problems) that includes revenues and includes cuts."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 6, 2011 an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin
Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • July 14, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall
"We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference
"If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 a speech.
"The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 12, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times.
Mostly True
June 13, 2011
Steve Oroho
Steve Oroho
stated on May 25, 2011 a story in The Star-Ledger
"We have the highest per-pupil cost in the country."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • June 13, 2011
Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on April 29, 2011 a TV ad.
Says the Austin City Council "may give $4 million a year to subsidize a race track."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 12, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 13, 2011 a TV interview.
Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 4, 2011
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