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Kris Jordan
Kris Jordan
stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking."  
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • July 14, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 7, 2011 in a television commercial:
Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • July 13, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 27, 2011 in a news release:
Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt."
False
By Mark Naymik • July 11, 2011
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
stated on June 1, 2011 in testimony before a House subcommittee:
"Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • July 7, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel:
A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • July 5, 2011
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on June 22, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008."
True
By Reginald Fields • July 4, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on June 24, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:
"Creeping defense commitments in (the Middle East) and globally now consume over half the U.S. discretionary budget annually."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • July 1, 2011
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing:
"Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • June 30, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy."
Mostly True
By James Ewinger • June 29, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 8, 2011 in 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
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on June 20, 2011 in a campaign fund-raising letter:
There is a Republican "plan to end Medicare."
False
By Stephen Koff • June 27, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing:
"Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food."
True
By Tom Feran • June 24, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 9, 2011 in a news release:
Says that Sherrod Brown "voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care."
False
By Tom Feran • June 23, 2011
Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz
stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget:
"Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • June 22, 2011
Chris Widener
Chris Widener
stated on June 7, 2011 in remarks to reporters:
Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and "that's basically a clear indication the governor's counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • June 20, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • June 17, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release:
"The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • June 16, 2011
Steve Loomis
Steve Loomis
stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference:
Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • June 15, 2011
Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz
stated on May 28, 2011 in a newspaper column:
The budget currently being debated "significantly decreases the use of one-time resources."
True
By Mark Naymik • June 14, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on May 24, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:
The average person "will pay $6,000 more a year" under Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal.
True
By Sabrina Eaton • June 13, 2011
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