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Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on October 8, 2010 an e-mail
Says Kurt Schrader "cast the deciding vote that failed to extend tax cuts for Oregon’s middle-class families and small businesses."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 19, 2010
Jeff Atwater
Jeff Atwater
stated on October 13, 2010 a TV ad.
Loranne "Ausley's a financial train wreck for taxpayers -- pushing gas taxes, property taxes, taxes on seniors."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 14, 2010
Allen Boyd
Allen Boyd
stated on September 27, 2010 a TV ad
"Steve Southerland did not pay his taxes in '05, '06, '07, '08 or '09."
False
October 11, 2010
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 9, 2010 a campaign brochure distributed door to door
In 2009, "the state Legislature passed more than $5 billion in tax increases."
False
October 11, 2010
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on September 27, 2010 an e-mail
Says Will Rasmussen supported a sales tax as recently as last spring.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 5, 2010
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on September 27, 2010 a statement on campaign web site
"The Wisconsin Legislature raised taxes more than $5 billion in 2009."
False
September 28, 2010
Susan Latvala
Susan Latvala
stated on September 14, 2010 a candidates forum in Dunedin
"One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only."
False
By David DeCamp • September 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 21, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 16, 2010 statements on the party's website.
Loranne Ausley "voted six times to tax your savings."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 20, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign commerical
Harry Reid has voted "to give special tax breaks to illegal aliens."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2010
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee
stated on September 12, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people."
False
September 13, 2010
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on September 10, 2010 a radio ad for the Scott Walker gubernatorial campaign
Like me, Scott Walker opposed the 1998 transportation bill and the $9 billion of wasteful spending.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2010
Josh Burgin
Josh Burgin
stated on August 20, 2010 in a mailer.
Property taxes "are now 18% higher than when (Mark Sharpe) first took office." 
False
By Bill Varian • August 20, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
False
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
False
August 10, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 5, 2010 a note on Facebook.
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 6, 2010
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on July 26, 2010 a breakfast with journalists in Washington, D.C.
"I don't think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2010
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2010 a press conference
"Should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on Jan. 1, 2011. Every single one."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2010
Trent Franks
Trent Franks
stated on July 7, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's 'The Dylan Ratigan Show'
"The top 1 percent pay over half of the entire revenue for this country."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on July 6, 2010 a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann'
"Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
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