Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2014 a Facebook post
Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."
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By Lauren Carroll • November 13, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
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By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 31, 2014
Put Alaska First PAC
Put Alaska First PAC
stated on June 2, 2014 a television ad
"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
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By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on April 12, 2014 a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire
A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 18, 2014 a public meeting
Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country.
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March 2, 2014
Barth Bracy
Barth Bracy
stated on October 2, 2013 a news release
Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed "a mandatory abortion fee" on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 23, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on October 8, 2013 an interview
All members of Congress are required to be in Obamacare, but Obama and members of his administration "have their own gold-plated health care plans that they're in."  
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October 21, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2013 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."  
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October 6, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
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September 16, 2013
Steve Goreham
Steve Goreham
stated on August 5, 2013 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 25, 2013
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on August 2, 2013 a speech
"Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years."  
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August 18, 2013
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."  
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By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2013
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor
stated on August 3, 2013 an email
"Ohioans can expect to pay up to 41 percent more for their insurance premiums when Obamacare takes effect next year."
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By Robert Higgs • August 9, 2013
Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 an immigration forum
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
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By Janel Davis • July 30, 2013
Jeff Wagner
Jeff Wagner
stated on May 8, 2013 a radio show
"The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich."
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May 16, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2013 a Facebook post
A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment."
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By Molly Moorhead • April 5, 2013
stated on January 29, 2013 an interview
40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.  
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February 4, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on January 23, 2013 a website post
In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
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February 3, 2013
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 a news release
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 an interview on Fox News
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
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By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
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