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David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate:
"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 22, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on August 28, 2012 in a TV debate:
"We will spend $100 billion in Afghanistan this year, fixing roads, building bridges, training police officers, and more, [and] cutting the same things in our own country."
False
By Tom Mooney • September 5, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 7, 2012 in a newspaper ad:
"Without Westside MAX, we’d need to add 2.9 lanes to the Sunset Highway."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • August 6, 2012
Chuck Fleischmann
Chuck Fleischmann
stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.:
Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."
False
By Michael Collins • August 6, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate :
Says  "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate:
Say that under state law, "systems development charges can only be spent on capital investment."
True
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
stated on February 6, 2012 in a Shelby County Commission meeting.:
"Shelby County donated – I’m sorry, gave – 44 schools to the city of Memphis."
Half-True
By Zack McMillin • February 19, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on January 11, 2012 in a news conference:
The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country.
False
By Alex Kuffner • January 26, 2012
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.:
The United States is no longer "top nation in the globe on infrastructure," having fallen to 15th.
True
By Tom Humphrey • January 25, 2012
Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
stated on November 2, 2011 in a guest column:
Twenty percent of housing in Portland’s Pearl District is ‘affordable.’
Mostly True
By Janie Har • November 18, 2011
Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
stated on October 26, 2011 in a statement on his congressional website:
"For each $1 billion in infrastructure investment, 42,000 jobs are created."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 15, 2011 in a television interview:
"We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. We’ve got work that needs to get done. We’ve got people that want to go to work."
Mostly True
By Henry J. Gomez • October 6, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release:
Says U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown "promised that the first stimulus bill would fund the Brent Spence Bridge."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 30, 2011
James Bennett
James Bennett
stated on August 15, 2011 in a news conference:
Providence's port is "200 miles closer to Europe than any other Eastern port."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 21, 2011
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club:
There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 12, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview:
On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
Half Flip
By Reginald Fields • August 11, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on July 14, 2011 in a House of Representatives floor speech:
"We’re only spending 2 percent of our GDP on our infrastructure, while China and India are spending 10 percent of their GDP reinvesting back into their country."  
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • August 10, 2011
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2011 in a CNN interview:
"We don't have bridges being built" in the United States.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • May 3, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 in a speech.:
Road construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era." 
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • February 19, 2011
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