Fact Check Posts – Page 377

Steve Rothman
stated on March 16, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:

Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act."

By Bill Wichert • March 28, 2012

Harold Metts
stated on March 14, 2012 in a news release:

Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education."

By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 28, 2012

Jimmie T. Smith
stated on February 24, 2012 in a House committee debate:

"It was found unconstitutional to drug test elected officials because it prevents us, as citizens, from having that First Amendment right."

By Katie Sanders • March 27, 2012

Tom Price
stated on March 14, 2012 in a press release:

New federal projections estimate that the health care overhaul "will cost $1.76 trillion over 10 years -- well above the $940 billion Democrats originally claimed."

By Willoughby Mariano • March 27, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on March 3, 2012 in a speech:

Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 26, 2012

Bloggers
stated on March 12, 2012 in blog posts and links on the Internet:

The administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" and "requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay" an abortion premium.

By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2012

Ted Cruz
stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.:

"Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?"

By Molly Moorhead • March 21, 2012

Bill Pascrell
stated on March 3, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:

"Ninety percent of the people who work in this country work for companies under 100 people, maybe even less than that."

By Bill Wichert • March 21, 2012

Rod Monroe
stated on March 1, 2012 in a floor speech.:

Says "the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S. (for) women under 50 is being killed by their spouse or domestic partner."

By Ian K. Kullgren • March 19, 2012

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 17, 2012 in a video and multiple other instances:

Says "over 1 million signatures" were submitted in attempt to recall Gov. Scott Walker.

By Tom Kertscher • March 15, 2012

Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview:

Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law

By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012

Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections":

Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio:

After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on March 6, 2012 in a press conference:

"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."

By Katie Sanders • March 7, 2012

David Axelrod
stated on March 6, 2012 in an interview on NBC:

"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 20, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."

By Tom Feran • March 5, 2012

Christine Sinicki
stated on February 21, 2012 in a legislative floor speech:

While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 4, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”:

Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years."

By Erin O'Neill • March 4, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech:

"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."

By Eric Stirgus • March 3, 2012

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