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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, Robert Farley • 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
By Robert Farley • 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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