Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on August 3, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
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August 10, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says  "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics."
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By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
AARP
AARP
stated on March 26, 2012 a news release
"Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."
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By Aaron Marshall • April 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech in Miami
"We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 11, 2012 speech at CPAC
"We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
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By Katie Sanders • February 17, 2012
Einer Elhauge
Einer Elhauge
stated on January 5, 2012 a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine
"In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 13, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 8, 2012 an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.
The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited.
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By Maryalice Gill • January 8, 2012
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on November 30, 2011 a congressional hearing
"Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online."
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By Tom Feran • January 4, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 15, 2011 a website alert
Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application  
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 31, 2011
Robert Kraig
Robert Kraig
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release, blog
Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products."
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October 14, 2011
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on September 23, 2011 a House floor speech
Says "Every year air pollution protections are delayed, another 34,000 people will die prematurely."
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By Charles Pope • October 3, 2011
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