Fact Check Posts – Page 148

Michele Bachmann
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech at CPAC:

"Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2013

Michele Bachmann
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech at the conservative CPAC conference:

Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor."

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2013

National Association for Gun Rights
stated on February 27, 2013 a TV ad.:

U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell "wants gun owners in a federal registration system."

By Nancy Madsen • March 18, 2013

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on March 4, 2013 an online ad:

Says "Kurt Schrader supports Obama’s sequester … but won’t cut $1.6 million to fund new video games."

By Janie Har • March 10, 2013

Florida Democratic Party
stated on March 4, 2013 a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address:

Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012.

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • March 5, 2013

John Boehner
stated on March 3, 2013 an interview on "Meet the Press.":

"There's no plan from Senate Democrats or the White House to replace the sequester."

By Molly Moorhead • March 4, 2013

Eric Cantor
stated on February 19, 2013 a news release.:

"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."

By Sean Gorman • February 22, 2013

Bill Jackson
stated on February 11, 2013 a meeting:

"There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s."

By Eric Stirgus • February 21, 2013

Ted Cruz
stated on February 1, 2013 a Politico column.:

Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013

Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 an interview:

"There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns."

By Eric Stirgus • February 20, 2013

Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 a news conference.:

Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."

By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013

Leon Young
stated on January 19, 2013 a news article:

Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year."

By Tom Kertscher • February 6, 2013

Central Falls Police Department
stated on January 28, 2013 a news release:

"Statistics show one male cat can father 420,000 kittens in five years."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 2, 2013

Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference.:

Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."

By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2013 a news conference:

"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."

By James B. Nelson • January 28, 2013

National Organization for Marriage
stated on January 17, 2013 a newspaper ad:

"Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs."

By Michael McKinney • January 27, 2013

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
stated on January 17, 2013 in a video:

Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.

By Janel Davis • January 25, 2013

Barbara Buono
stated on January 13, 2013 an interview on bluejersey.com:

Says Chris Christie’s plan "to kick-start our economy" is to propose an "income tax cut that disproportionately benefits the wealthy, and...he's still proposing it."

By Bill Wichert • January 24, 2013

Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message:

Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."

By Tom Feran • January 16, 2013

Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message:

Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office

By Tom Feran • January 11, 2013

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