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Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release:
U.S. debt is "now equal to 100 percent of the GDP."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • August 18, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 8, 2011 in a speech to a Manchester, N.H. Rotary club:
Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that "at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund was established at more than $2 billion."
Mostly True
By Josh Rogers • August 16, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on August 1, 2011 in 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
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 11, 2011 in the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa:
Says that under President John F. Kennedy, "government took up" 27 percent of the economy, and today it "consumes 37 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 11, 2011 in the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa:
"We created a flat tax in the state of Utah."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on July 14, 2011 in a House of Representatives floor speech:
"We’re only spending 2 percent of our GDP on our infrastructure, while China and India are spending 10 percent of their GDP reinvesting back into their country."  
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By Sabrina Eaton • August 10, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 in a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H. :
The United States has "the longest surviving constitution."
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By Jake Berry • August 8, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on August 1, 2011 in a Web post Aug. 1, 2011:
Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • August 8, 2011
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on August 2, 2011 in a press release:
The deal to raise the federal debt limit created the "largest debt ceiling increase in America’s history."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 8, 2011
Jack Conners
Jack Conners
stated on July 16, 2011 in an opinion column in the Times of Trenton:
"Almost 88,000 United States service members are still missing and unaccounted for, dating back to World War II."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • August 8, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 24, 2011 in an interview.:
Says Texas has "the fourth-lowest debt per capita of any state in the nation, and we are the lowest of any of the big states."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on July 18, 2011 in a television ad:
"When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on July 25, 2011 in an opinion column. :
"As a percentage of our gross domestic product, the defense budget remains just 3.6 percent. This figure is low by all historical standards."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • August 5, 2011
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
Elaine Boyer
Elaine Boyer
stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview:
"[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 3, 2011
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter:
"#Business formation is still on the rise in Ohio! So far in 2011 we’ve assisted w/ 44,443 new business filings." 
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 in a round table discussion on Meet the Press:
Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 3, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 1, 2011 in 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
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on July 15, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:
"Social Security didn’t cause the debt crisis. Social Security had nothing to do with the debt crisis."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • August 2, 2011
Steven Goldstein
Steven Goldstein
stated on July 24, 2011 in an opinion column in The Star-Ledger:
"Polls now show a majority of Catholics favor marriage equality."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • July 31, 2011
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