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Charles Odimgbe
Charles Odimgbe
stated on June 20, 2011 a meeting of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority board
"We are one of the most expensive [bus] rides in New England."
Mostly True
By Richard Salit • June 28, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on June 20, 2011 a Fox News interview
In the first 24 to 36 hours of the operation in Libya, "you saw $115 million go downrange because a Tomahawk cruise missile is a little over $1 million each."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 27, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 13, 2011 in a radio ad
"Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election."
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By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on the “The Neal Boortz Radio Show” on Atlanta’s AM 750 and 95.5 FM
Every 10th dollar spent by the Social Security Administration on its program for the poor is "waste, or fraud, they can’t validate that the people should have gotten it," totaling about $8 billion a year.
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 24, 2011
Nina Perales
Nina Perales
stated on May 31, 2011 a press release.
Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 22, 2011
Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz
stated on April 18, 2011 a forum on the state budget
"Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service."
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By Tom Feran • June 22, 2011
Sandy Pasch
Sandy Pasch
stated on June 14, 2011 a news release
State Sen. Alberta Darling "voted to add more than $1 billion in additional spending" while cutting programs such as education and health care
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 20, 2011
Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini
stated on May 25, 2011 remarks on the Senate floor
Says 11 percent of the nation’s fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • June 20, 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."
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By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on April 19, 2011 a press release
"Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • June 17, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad
Says George LeMieux "falsely attacked Marco Rubio."
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By Amy Sherman • June 16, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 14, 2011 his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor
"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."
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By Becky Bowers • June 15, 2011
Steve Loomis
Steve Loomis
stated on May 9, 2011 a news conference
Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.
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By Tom Feran • June 15, 2011
Wisconsin Humane Society
Wisconsin Humane Society
stated on June 13, 2011 a news release
An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 14, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate in New Hampshire
"There was a recent report out that the premiums for Medicare and the payroll withholdings are only paying about half the program. So it is not financially solvent."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • June 14, 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.
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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."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 13, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on June 12, 2011 a radio ad
An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.
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By James B. Nelson • June 12, 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."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 12, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.
Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 11, 2011
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