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George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on June 16, 2010 an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter
The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 16, 2010
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on June 15, 2010 a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee
"Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2010
Bart Stupak
Bart Stupak
stated on June 15, 2010 a Congressional hearing
"While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 16, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on June 13, 2010 a discussion on ABC's 'This Week'
The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 15, 2010
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 9, 2010 a Senate floor speech
"A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2010
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on June 6, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week''
"We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on May 25, 2010 a campaign Web post
Says EPA regulation of greenhouse gases will endanger 575 Texas dairy facilities, 58 swine operations, 1,300 corn farms and 28,000 beef cattle operations.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2010
VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on May 26, 2010 a TV ad
The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half."
Half-True
June 3, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 27, 2010 a press conference at the White House
"The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2010
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on May 30, 2010 an interview on ABC news "This Week''
The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 1, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on May 25, 2010 his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling
"Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling."
Mostly True
By Lesley Clark • May 26, 2010
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on May 20, 2010 an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show
Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2010
Heather Beaven
Heather Beaven
stated on May 12, 2010 an e-mail to supporters.
John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 18, 2010
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on May 5, 2010 a broadcast of the Ed Show
"Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade."
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • May 14, 2010
Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
stated on May 4, 2010 an interview on CNN
"In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • May 13, 2010
Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
stated on May 11, 2010 an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz
Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2010
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 16, 2010 a press release
Says the EPA "outsourced the scientific basis for its greenhouse gas regulation to a scandal-plagued international organization that cannot be considered objective or trustworthy."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 11, 2010
Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
stated on May 4, 2010 an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC
Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 4, 2010 remarks to Texas reporters
"If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
True
May 6, 2010
Progress Florida
Progress Florida
stated on May 3, 2010 a press release.
"Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 4, 2010
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