Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.
Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2012
John G. Edwards
John G. Edwards
stated on June 5, 2012 a debate on the House floor
Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."
False
By Tom Mooney • June 17, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to."
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on January 5, 2012 a news release
Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is "15 hours away" from where public hearing on mining was held.
False
January 8, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on December 4, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
"Our tax code is . . . 80,000 pages."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 27, 2011
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 16, 2011 a public forum
"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "
False
By Alex Kuffner • December 21, 2011
Theresa Price
Theresa Price
stated on December 10, 2011 a speech during a rally on homelessness
"Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 20, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 28, 2011 remarks at the Cornerstone Action Dinner in Manchester, N.H.
Under energy efficiency legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, "federal bureaucrats could take over the local building code enforcement in your city if so-called ‘green mandates’ are not complied with quickly enough."
False
By Jake Berry • November 15, 2011
Occupy Providence
Occupy Providence
stated on October 19, 2011 a protest sign
"Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 26, 2011
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on August 10, 2011 a radio interview
"The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2011
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