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Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on 2010-02-25 the televised health care summit:
The health care bill "dumps 15 to 18 million low-income Americans into a Medicaid program that none of us want to be a part of because 50 percent of doctors won't see new patients."
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By Catharine Richert • March 1, 2010
David Sewell
David Sewell
stated on 2010-02-22 a campaign flier:
Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on 2009-11-04 his campaign Web site:
"Fifty-seven" of  Rubio's 100 ideas "ultimately became law."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 26, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2010-02-25 the televised health care summit:
"The costs for families (in the individual market) for the same type of coverage that they're currently receiving would go down 14 percent to 20 percent."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 26, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on 2010-02-12 a television ad:
Says one in three Texas children drop out of high school.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on 2010-02-08 a TV advertisement.:
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on 2010-02-18 a radio ad:
"Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system." 
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • February 25, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on 2010-02-24 an advertisement by the Florida Democratic Party:
Bill McCollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of Congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2010
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on 2010-02-08 his campaign blog:
"Florida leads the nation in elected officials charged with crimes."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 25, 2010
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on 2010-02-17 a press release:
The stimulus includes "$219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 19, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on 2010-02-19 a press release:
The stimulus includes "$7 million to build a bridge in Thedford, Nebraska, to help 168 residents avoid a 30-second wait at a local train crossing. Not one full-time job will be created."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 19, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2010-02-17 an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building:
"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on 2010-02-14 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2010
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on 2010-02-14 an interview on ABC's This Week:
President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on 2010-02-08 a debate:
"When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 12, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on 2010-02-04 a press conference:
The House passed a pay-as-you-go rule that said, "If you wanted to have an investment, an entitlement, etc., you had to pay for it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on 2010-02-05 an online ad:
Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on 2010-02-06 an address at the Tea Party convention :
"One state even spent a million bucks to put up signs that advertise that they were spending on the federal stimulus projects."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 9, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on 2010-01-29 a Republican gubernatorial debate:
"The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 8, 2010
Franklin Sands
Franklin Sands
stated on 2010-01-29 a press release:
"Florida still averages more students in its classrooms than any other state in the Southeast."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 6, 2010
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