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Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on August 27, 2012 a CNN interview
Says women care most about jobs and the economy
True
By Katie Sanders • August 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 8, 2012
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on July 19, 2012 a news release
"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 27, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on May 16, 2012 a House floor debate
Says "one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime."
True
By Charles Pope • May 25, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on April 26, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor
Says "in our gun laws we’re allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked."
True
By Erin O'Neill • May 3, 2012
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on March 7, 2012 her column.
Says Gloria Steinem once called Kay Bailey Hutchison a "female impersonator."
True
By Sue Owen • March 29, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC
"The poorest in this country are women."
True
By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 22, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
"Over 40 percent of children born in America are born out of wedlock."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2012
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on February 7, 2012 an interview on NJTV
Says a 1915 referendum on women’s right to vote "went down in New Jersey. And it took the Legislature to pass it."
True
By Erin O'Neill • February 16, 2012
Edith Ajello
Edith Ajello
stated on October 14, 2011 commentary piece
"Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended."
True
By Lynn Arditi • October 21, 2011
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on May 11, 2011 a speech at women’s health roundtable discussion
Says six of the state’s 58 family planning centers had to close because of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts.
True
By Erin O'Neill • June 10, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 a TV ad.
"Webster sponsored a bill to create a form of marriage that would trap women in abusive relationships."
True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010
Fulton County Government
Fulton County Government
stated on May 26, 2010 a press releaase
"Fulton County has successfully reduced the number of pregnancies" among 15- to 19-year-olds.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 9, 2010
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