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Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 27, 2010 in the Republican response to the State of the Union:
"Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech:
"We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release:
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
True
By Robert Farley • January 25, 2010
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn Maloney
stated on January 21, 2010 in a floor speech in the House:
Democratic presidents "have been considerably more effective at creating private-sector jobs."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2010
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on December 30, 2009 in a conference call:
"I haven't missed a vote since 1993."
True
By Catharine Richert • January 6, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on December 9, 2009 in an op-ed in the 'Washington Post':
"President Obama's proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions," but China and India will still be allowed to increase their emissions.
True
By Catharine Richert • December 11, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on December 1, 2009 in a floor speech:
The Senate health care bill does not contain limits on medical malpractice lawsuits.
True
By Catharine Richert • December 2, 2009
Mike Enzi
Mike Enzi
stated on November 19, 2009 in a press release:
The Senate health care bill "would leave 24 million people without insurance coverage."
True
By Robert Farley • November 20, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail:
Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
True
By Robert Farley • November 20, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 in her book "Going Rogue":
Obama has admitted a cap and trade plan would cause electricity bills to "skyrocket."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • November 17, 2009
Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
stated on November 10, 2009 in an interview on "Morning Joe":
The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 12, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 9, 2009 in his Fox News program:
"Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"
True
By Robert Farley • November 12, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 2, 2009 in a comment on his television show:
Guantanamo Bay detainees will get the H1N1 vaccine.
True
By Catharine Richert • November 11, 2009
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on November 9, 2009 in an alert to members:
"President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 6, 2009 in remarks from the White House:
"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth."
True
By Robert Farley • November 9, 2009
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 25, 2009 in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous.":
A "fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million," will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 26, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on October 22, 2009 in the daily White House press conference:
A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
True
By Robert Farley • October 23, 2009
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy:
The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2009
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Nancy-Ann DeParle
stated on October 12, 2009 in an interview on "The NewsHour":
A report by the health insurance industry "ignores some of the key policies that are part of the Senate Finance Committee bill."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 13, 2009
Carl Levin
Carl Levin
stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press':
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
True
By Catharine Richert • October 12, 2009
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