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Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2015 in a speech:
"60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters:
Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 14, 2015 in a newspaper opinion piece:
Federal officials declared that grant funds "could be used only for Milwaukee's streetcar project," meaning it "isn’t possible" to redirect the money to "other modes of public transportation or to our public schools."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 19, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet:
Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on November 11, 2014 in a radio interview:
"We've had the lowest health care inflation in history because of Obamacare."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 5, 2014
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor:
"Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking.  
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2014
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview:
Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release:
A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership:
Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 13, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says House Republicans "tried to change the definition of rape."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 6, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 in a song/speech:
Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 27, 2011 in tweets:
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives."  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 30, 2011 in a speech at a state Democratic Party dinner:
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "literally invented a $3.6 billion deficit."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 12, 2011
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 15, 2010 in an interview with a weekly newspaper:
"I represent the fourth-poorest (congressional) district" in the nation.
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 3, 2011
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on October 7, 2010 in a news release:
In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years."
True
By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2010
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