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David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on July 21, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program
"The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 1, 2013
David Sutton
David Sutton
stated on June 30, 2013 an interview
Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 16, 2013
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on July 8, 2013 a Senate floor speech
Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response."
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 13, 2013
Charlene Lima
Charlene Lima
stated on June 26, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House
Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 10, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2013 an interview on the "Ask The Governor" monthly radio call-in program
"Not one tax has been raised since I've been governor."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • June 30, 2013
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview
A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation."
Half-True
June 28, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 5, 2013 a fund-raising email
Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually"
Pants on Fire!
June 26, 2013
Andre Jacque
Andre Jacque
stated on May 15, 2013 an interview
A monthly "police and fire protection fee" on all Wisconsin phone bills does nothing to support police and fire.
False
June 24, 2013
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on June 7, 2013 an appearance on WPRO.
"We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2013
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 16, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The IRS scandal "clearly showed some criminal behavior."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2013
Charlene Lima
Charlene Lima
stated on June 13, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Rhode Island "didn't ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to pay federal income taxes. So Rhode Island doesn't even have to pay federal income taxes."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 19, 2013
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on May 21, 2013 an interview
Corporate tax holidays pushed by Presidents John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush brought "billions" of dollars back into the United States.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 18, 2013
Oregon Republican Party
Oregon Republican Party
stated on May 29, 2013 in a press release
Says a group "estimates that the annual cost to Oregon taxpayers for government services to illegal aliens, after any income tax revenue from them, is $1 billion."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • June 15, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 12, 2013 an email
A hidden provision in Obamacare taxes sporting goods as medical devices.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • June 14, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on June 4, 2013 a U.S. Ways and Means hearing
Says "Having organizations parading as being social welfare organizations and then being involved in the political combat harkens back to why the statute a hundred years ago said that they were prohibited."
False
By Janie Har • June 13, 2013
Dave Joyce
Dave Joyce
stated on June 5, 2013 a tweet
"47 - New provisions ObamaCare charges the IRS with implementing, according to the Government Accountability Office."
True
By Tom Feran • June 12, 2013
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on May 31, 2013 a tweet
Says two-thirds of groups targeted for IRS scrutiny were not conservative.
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • June 11, 2013
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on May 27, 2013 a meeting
"We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 11, 2013
Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin
stated on June 4, 2013 a House Ways and Means hearing
"There was no surge in 501(c)(4) applications in 2010."
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2013
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott
stated on June 4, 2013 a House Ways and Means hearing
"During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 6, 2013
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