Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 15, 2011 a website alert
Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 31, 2011
Jim Waldman
Jim Waldman
stated on October 24, 2011 a news blog
"You are prohibited from walking into the Capitol with a gun, but you can go after the County Commission or the School Board." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2011
Occupy Providence
Occupy Providence
stated on October 19, 2011 a protest sign
"Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 26, 2011
Robert Kraig
Robert Kraig
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release, blog
Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products."
Mostly True
October 14, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 a speech
Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2011
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on September 23, 2011 a House floor speech
Says "Every year air pollution protections are delayed, another 34,000 people will die prematurely."
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • October 3, 2011
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
stated on August 21, 2011 an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com
Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • August 29, 2011
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on August 10, 2011 a radio interview
"The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2011
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2011 an op-ed piece in the Washington Times
The Dodd-Frank financial-reform law’s hundreds of new rules will force small banks and credit unions to burn up "an estimated 2,260,631 labor hours just for compliance."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2011
Nicholas Scutari
Nicholas Scutari
stated on July 27, 2011 in a NJToday interview
"Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace."
True
By Erin O'Neill • August 14, 2011
Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo
stated on June 29, 2011 a House debate over mandatory seat belt use
"There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference
"What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'"  
Pants on Fire!
June 29, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on June 16, 2011 a blog post.
Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice."
Pants on Fire!
By Wes Hester • June 24, 2011
Roxanne Ross
Roxanne Ross
stated on May 15, 2011 an online posting
Multnomah County’s food action plan "clearly plans to disrupt the free market system in terms of food choices making it harder and more expensive for many residents to eat their food of choice." 
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • June 24, 2011
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on June 3, 2011 a legislative hearing
The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.
Half-True
By Janie Har • June 18, 2011
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