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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech:
"New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. "
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By Erin O'Neill • February 26, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 22, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.:
"When I was born, defense spending was 60 percent of the budget. It's now 17 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2012
Bill Proctor
Bill Proctor
stated on January 6, 2012 in a newspaper article:
"Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level."
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By Amy Sherman • February 23, 2012
New Jersey Senate Democrats
New Jersey Senate Democrats
stated on January 18, 2012 in a press release:
"The governor is trying to take credit for recent actions taken by these companies. The problem is that for all three companies, the decision to move or stay in New Jersey happened before Chris Christie became governor."  
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By Caryn Shinske • February 23, 2012
Bruce Starr
Bruce Starr
stated on February 16, 2012 in a floor speech:
Other states have considered or have sunset advisory commissions; the federal government has the ability, too.
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By Janie Har • February 22, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on February 4, 2012 in an interview:
"I have a very conservative voting record."
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By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on February 15, 2012 in a news release:
Says Mitt Romney supports a plan "to slowly and gradually raise the retirement age of Social Security."
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By Stephen Koff • February 22, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 6, 2012 in an interview.:
The cost of a gas tank fill-up has risen $30 since Barack Obama became president.  
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By Sean Gorman • February 20, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on January 26, 2012 in a news release:
Says the federal government could save $175,587 by eliminating a study of the "connection between cocaine and risky sex habits of the Japanese quail."
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By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2012
John G. Edwards
John G. Edwards
stated on February 7, 2012 in a radio interview:
"They're saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 20, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on January 27, 2012 in a post on his campaign's Facebook page:
Says in his years as a Texas legislator, "we passed three pay increases for teachers and provided them with health insurance."
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By Sue Owen • February 17, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC:
"We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
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By Katie Sanders • February 17, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad:
"Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2012
Kevin Cameron
Kevin Cameron
stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release:
Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.
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By Janie Har • February 11, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show:
"The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."
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By Alex Kuffner • February 10, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee:
"Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years."
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By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2012
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region."
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By Erin O'Neill • February 8, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad:
Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2012
Kitty Boitnott
Kitty Boitnott
stated on January 23, 2012 in a news conference.:
Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • February 7, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview:
"No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2012
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