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Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call
Health care premiums for consumers have doubled since 2001.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 28, 2009 a Web ad
Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2009
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on September 25, 2009 a blast e-mail from Republican National Committee
In a now-viral video, "impressionable youngsters at a public school in New Jersey ... have been instructed to sing the praises of 'Barack Hussein Obama.'"
True
September 25, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 23, 2009 an interview on "The Colbert Report"
Goldman Sachs was Barack Obama's "No. 1 private contributor."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 25, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 21, 2009 interview on "Late Night with David Letterman"
"FDR was called a socialist and a communist."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2009
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on September 16, 2009 a press release
The Baucus bill "contains provisions that would send massive federal subsidies directly to both private insurance plans and government-chartered cooperatives that pay for elective abortion."
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September 21, 2009
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on September 18, 2009 a speech
"In some states, it is still legal to deny a woman coverage because she's been the victim of domestic violence."
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By Catharine Richert • September 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2009 an interview on Meet the Press
"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."
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By Bill Adair • September 20, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 10, 2009 a statement from the Minority Leader's office
As a candidate, President Obama "declared that everyone deserves access to reproductive health care that includes abortion, and vowed that this 'right' would be at the heart of his health care reform plan if elected president."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to a joint session of Congress
"The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to  kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to Congress
If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 9, 2009
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on September 8, 2009 a Washington Post op-ed
"Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2009
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on August 30, 2009 an op-ed in The Washington Post
"Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 31, 2009
J. James Rohack
J. James Rohack
stated on August 16, 2009 Fox News Sunday
Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 18, 2009
stated on August 14, 2009 an interview on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Preventive care does not save the government money.
True
By Catharine Richert • August 17, 2009
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on August 13, 2009 in a chain e-mail
Health care reform will not affect veterans' benefits.
True
By Catharine Richert • August 14, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 11, 2009 a town hall meeting.
The health care plan for members of Congress "is no better than the janitor who cleans their offices."
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By Catharine Richert • August 11, 2009
Public Citizen
Public Citizen
stated on July 10, 2009 an email to supporters
A loophole "still exists which allows members of Congress and high-powered executive branch appointees to exploit 'insider' knowledge of the financial industry in order to turn personal profit."
True
By Catharine Richert • August 6, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
"All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 30, 2009
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on July 13, 2009 a Senate hearing
"Now, there was a time when someone like Scalia and Ginsburg got 95-plus votes."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 13, 2009
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