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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 18, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on October 18, 2011 a Republican presidential primary debate:
Says Romney wrote in the first edition of his book that his health care plan should be expanded nationwide and then, "You took it out of your book."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 19, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 10, 2011 a campaign ad:
"Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 11, 2011 a news conference with Mitt Romney:
Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • October 13, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 7, 2011 a presidential debate:
Says Rick Perry wrote a letter "supporting Hillarycare."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 24, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando:
Says that Romney touted the Massachusetts health plan for the nation in his hardcover book but then deleted it for the paperback edition.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 23, 2011
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor
stated on September 8, 2011 an opinion column:
Says that even if you have no children, "under Obamacare, you would still have to carry insurance that covers pediatric, maternity and newborn care even though you do not need it."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • September 19, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a campaign fundraising letter:
"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 12, 2011 the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa:
"We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 20, 2011 a gas station advertisement:
"Congressman Bill Young voted to cut taxes for millionaires and end your Medicare." 
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 7, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 5, 2011 a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.:
"Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance --  they can go to the hospital and get free care."
Mostly False
By Dan Gorenstein • July 22, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 11, 2009 a town hall in New Hampshire:
Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2011
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on June 23, 2011 a newsletter.:
Under Ryan plan, "those 54 and younger would receive the same kind of healthcare options now enjoyed by members of Congress."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Hester • July 15, 2011
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on June 23, 2011 an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM:
Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 10, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 8, 2011 a news release:
"Rep. Jim Renacci’s plan to end Medicare also puts nursing home care for 3,000 seniors in the district in immediate jeopardy."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 28, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate in New Hampshire:
"The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office has said that Obamacare will kill 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 8, 2011 a press statement:
"Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2011
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
stated on June 1, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball.":
"We had (a bill) in Florida where we now are prohibiting doctors to talk -- particularly pediatricians -- to talk to their patients about gun safety in the home."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 6, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 3, 2011 a press availability following a policy luncheon:
"The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire" because it’s increased costs for employers.
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • May 26, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 10, 2011 an interview on MSNBC:
About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2011
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