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Mark Brodeur
Mark Brodeur
stated on December 2, 2010 a Providence Journal story
Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 12, 2010
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on December 2, 2010 a news release.
The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000."  
Mostly True
By Wes Hester • December 11, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 7, 2010 a press conference
"There are polls showing right now that the American people for the most part think it's a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 17, 2010 a speech on the House floor.
"The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year in tax cuts."
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By Aaron Sharockman • November 30, 2010
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on November 11, 2010 n Op/Ed in The Financial Times
$65 billion "would be added to the deficit if we keep the cuts for people on the highest incomes."
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By Wes Hester • November 14, 2010
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
stated on November 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's "Today Show"
"My debt to GDP was the lowest or one of the lowest of modern presidents. My taxes to GDP was the lowest and my spending to GDP" was too.
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By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2010
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on November 3, 2010 a news release
"It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday."
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By Aaron Marshall • November 12, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 19, 2010 a TV interview.
Republican plan to extend Bush tax cuts "would double deficit projections going forward for the next couple of decades."
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By Warren Fiske • November 11, 2010
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign video
Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids."
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By David DeCamp • October 28, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 27, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education"
Mostly True
October 28, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on October 15, 2010 a campaign commercial
Rand Paul wants "to end all federal faith-based initiatives, and even end the deduction for religious charities."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2010
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on September 5, 2010 a speech
Georgia lawmakers balanced the budget without raising taxes on residents.
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By Eric Stirgus • October 15, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 11, 2010 a campaign video
"One man (New Castle, Del., County Executive, Chris Coons) thought property taxes should be hiked almost 50 percent."
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October 13, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 4, 2010 a news conference
"(Strickland) raised taxes last year to the tune of $840 million."
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By Reginald Fields • October 13, 2010
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on September 22, 2010 a news conference
 "Never once did they (House Republicans) actually cut spending or reduce the state budget. Even when they cut taxes in 2005, they increased spending.  They never paid for their tax cuts."  
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • October 12, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 6, 2010 an ABC News U.S. Senate debate.
"The years that I was speaker, the Florida House consistently offered leaner budgets than the governor offered."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a televised town hall
"Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. They're much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2010
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign ad
"Taxes went down under Jerry Brown."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 17, 2010
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee
stated on September 12, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
Extending current tax rates would "average more than $100,000 a year to millionaires and even billionaires."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2010
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign commercial
"Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2010
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