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Reed Gusciora
Reed Gusciora
stated on January 9, 2012 a news release
"Opinion polls show that the majority of Americans, and the majority of New Jerseyans, favor marriage equality for same sex couples."
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By Bill Wichert • January 12, 2012
Julia Sass Rubin
Julia Sass Rubin
stated on December 3, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
"(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • December 15, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a speech at Notre Dame's law school
"They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days."
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By Caryn Shinske • December 12, 2011
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on November 21, 2011 a column on bluejersey.com
"(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke."
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By Bill Wichert • December 2, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a forum at the University of Notre Dame
Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
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By Bill Wichert • December 1, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on October 13, 2011 a radio interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”
Says "if you are shot in the city of Newark, you have over an 80 percent chance that you've been arrested before an average of 10 times."
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By Erin O'Neill • October 24, 2011
Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman
stated on September 19, 2011 an interview on NJTV
"The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."  
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By Caryn Shinske • October 17, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 2, 2011 a press conference at Point Pleasant Beach
"The water quality in the ocean is perfect. It’s been tested up and down every ocean shore in New Jersey."
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By Caryn Shinske • September 25, 2011
Jersey Central Power & Light
Jersey Central Power & Light
stated on September 7, 2011 an advertisement
Hurricane "Irene was the second-largest storm to hit North America in terms of power outages -- and the first hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey since 1904."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • September 16, 2011
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on September 2, 2011 interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • September 12, 2011
Vincent Barrella
Vincent Barrella
stated on August 22, 2011 a column published on NJ.com
"Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s"
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By Caryn Shinske • September 5, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on August 22, 2011 a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner
Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an "at risk" designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.
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By Erin O'Neill • August 25, 2011
Albert Papp Jr.
Albert Papp Jr.
stated on August 20, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
"Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 23, 2011
Jack Conners
Jack Conners
stated on July 16, 2011 an opinion column in the Times of Trenton
"Almost 88,000 United States service members are still missing and unaccounted for, dating back to World War II."
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By Erin O'Neill • August 8, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 a round table discussion on Meet the Press
Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.  
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By Bill Wichert • August 3, 2011
Steven Goldstein
Steven Goldstein
stated on July 24, 2011 an opinion column in The Star-Ledger
"Polls now show a majority of Catholics favor marriage equality."
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By Erin O'Neill • July 31, 2011
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on July 13, 2011 an interview on Hannity on Fox News
"Every president has raised the debt ceiling."  
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By Bill Wichert • July 21, 2011
David Sciarra
David Sciarra
stated on May 19, 2011 a Star-Ledger column
"By any measure, New Jersey has one of the most segregated school systems in the country."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • July 17, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 6, 2011 an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin
Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • July 14, 2011
Herb Conaway Jr.
Herb Conaway Jr.
stated on June 20, 2011 a rally at the Statehouse
"This governor has cut funding repeatedly for people who have AIDS, who need drugs to save their life."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2011
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