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Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on August 5, 2013 a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad
"We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."  
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 24, 2013 a news release
A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Half-True
August 4, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."  
Half-True
July 29, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on March 4, 2013 a news release
Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio.
Half-True
By Tom Feran • March 20, 2013
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 10, 2012 a debate
Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 2, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
August 3, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on April 15, 2012 an op-ed in POLITICO
At the same time gas prices have increased, "the share of the oil market controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 16, 2011 answer to questions.
Says he did not support the October 2008 legislation to rescue Wall Street firms.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 21, 2011
Sergio Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne
stated on May 24, 2011 a press release
"Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise."
Half-True
May 26, 2011
Bumper Sticker
Bumper Sticker
stated on December 20, 2010 Washington, D.C.
"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
Half-True
By Martha M. Hamilton • December 21, 2010
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
stated on November 15, 2010 a letter to Congress.
Since the Fed was created in 1913, "the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power." 
Half-True
By Wes Hester • November 24, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 27, 2010 a campaign ad
"Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2010
Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley
stated on August 12, 2010 a web ad.
"(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 27, 2010
Ed Whitacre
Ed Whitacre
stated on April 21, 2010 a TV ad
GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
Half-True
April 27, 2010
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