Latest Fact-Checks In New Jersey

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Dannel Malloy
Dannel Malloy
stated on July 23, 2012 a radio interview
Says Chris Christie "has refused to fund pensions by billions of dollars," and got legislative approval to begin "properly funding pensions" in 2018.
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By Bill Wichert • July 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million."
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By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2012
Albio Sires
Albio Sires
stated on June 20, 2012 a speech on the House floor
"Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent."
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By Bill Wichert • July 2, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on June 6, 2012 a tweet
"In 2011, NJ economy ranked 47th--at the bottom with Alabama, Mississippi & Wyoming. Under Christie, NJ is falling behind."
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By Bill Wichert • June 19, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 2, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt."
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By Bill Wichert • June 8, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on April 29, 2012 an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program
"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 4, 2012
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on May 3, 2012 an interview on WOR 710-AM's "The John Gambling Show"
"New Jersey has the largest transit system in the entire country."
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By Caryn Shinske • May 17, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on April 9, 2012 an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract."
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By Bill Wichert • April 12, 2012
Donald Verrilli
Donald Verrilli
stated on March 27, 2012 a Supreme Court hearing on health care law
Says when New Jersey adopted guaranteed coverage and cost provisions without a mandate individual health insurance market rates "doubled or tripled" and enrollment dropped from 180,000 people to 80,000 people.
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By Erin O'Neill • April 4, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 27, 2012 a speech at Rider University
Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."
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By Bill Wichert • March 23, 2012
Chris Smith
Chris Smith
stated on March 8, 2012 a speech on the House floor
Says there have been "well over" 54 million abortions since 1973.
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By Erin O'Neill • March 18, 2012
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on February 24, 2012 an e-mail newsletter
"A clear majority of Americans support removing the cost-sharing requirement for prescription contraceptive coverage."
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By Erin O'Neill • March 12, 2012
Steve Rothman
Steve Rothman
stated on February 13, 2012 a campaign video posted on YouTube
"They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years."
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By Bill Wichert • March 11, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 his budget speech
"New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. "
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By Erin O'Neill • February 26, 2012
New Jersey Senate Democrats
New Jersey Senate Democrats
stated on January 18, 2012 a press release
"The governor is trying to take credit for recent actions taken by these companies. The problem is that for all three companies, the decision to move or stay in New Jersey happened before Chris Christie became governor."  
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By Caryn Shinske • February 23, 2012
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on January 31, 2012 a television ad
Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region."
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By Erin O'Neill • February 8, 2012
Jim Whelan
Jim Whelan
stated on January 9, 2012 a speech on the state Senate floor
"United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world."
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By Bill Wichert • February 3, 2012
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on January 16, 2012 a radio interview
"And by the way, when I was governor, I did make the payment into the pension fund."
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By Bill Wichert • January 23, 2012
James Florio
James Florio
stated on December 14, 2011 a guest column in The Star-Ledger
"Many types of fish and shellfish from waters across the state are labeled unsafe to eat." 
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By Caryn Shinske • January 20, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on January 9, 2012 a news conference
"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."
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By Erin O'Neill • January 15, 2012
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