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Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad:
Says George LeMieux "falsely attacked Marco Rubio."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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.
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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.
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
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.
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 11, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 26, 2011 a YouTube video:
"When I became president and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, it was supposed to go bankrupt . . . We turned it around with common-sense business principles."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 10, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 29, 2011 a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education:
Out of 150,000 tenured teachers in the last 10 years, only 17 have been dismissed for incompetence.
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 10, 2011
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on May 14, 2011 a newspaper column:
"Kasich’s budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • June 9, 2011
Tom Rooney
Tom Rooney
stated on June 2, 2011 a press release:
"For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2011
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
stated on May 31, 2011 a press release:
Assaults on Wisconsin law enforcement officers are up 224 percent statewide since 2005
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 8, 2011
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee
stated on June 5, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2011
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee
stated on June 5, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on June 16, 2011 a speech on the Senate floor:
Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago.
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • June 4, 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
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on May 29, 2011 a filibuster.:
Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2011
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